Brio - Château Cantenac Brown - Margaux 2016 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056

Brio - Château Cantenac Brown - Margaux 2016 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056

After a mild and rather dry winter, the start of the season is rainy until June and then gives way to a dry and hot summer. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 Budding takes place in mid-March, the growth is slow and regular and already suggests a late vintage. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 Fortunately, June turns out to be favorable for full and rapid flowering on Merlots, a little slower on Cabernets, but with good fruiting on all grape varieties. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 The period from June to September is very beautiful, almost too hot, but never scorching. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 Also, if some young vines may have suffered, the older ones, well established, continue their maturation thanks to the well-supplied water tables. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 The balance is there, the slight "blockage" at the end of August has limited the alcohol level. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056 The rains of mid-September then the beautiful sun and the cold nights, allowed to maintain a nice freshness and to develop an exceptional phenolic richness. 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056