BOYD CANTENAC APPELLATION Third Classified Growth Margaux
DOMAIN DETAILS
Created in 1754 by Sir Jacques BOYD, of Irish origin, the estate was acquired in 1806 by John Lewis BROWN, who was allied by marriage to the BOYD family.
The Cru belonged to the Ginestet family, which also owned CHATEAU MARGAUX, before passing to the current owners in the early 1930s.
TERROIR
Lean and draining siliceous gravel from the Quaternary period.
GRAPES
Cabernet Sauvignon: about 60%
Merlot: 25%
Average age of the vineyard: 35 years
Cabernet Franc: 8%
Petit Verdot: 7%
COMMENTS
The wines of Château Boyd-Cantenac have a color that shows shades of purple, often dense and dark. Their nose is fruity, and marked by the wood of the aging in barrels.
On the palate, they are velvety on the attack, voluminous, fleshy, with a progressive and long finish, where the tannins are very present. The whole still shows a very beautiful harmony, more elegant and aromatic than powerful, characteristic of traditional MARGAUX
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