Château Cantelaudette Cuvée Prestige Rouge Graves de Vayres AOC

“I inherited Château Cantelaudette in 1984, I was thirty years old and married in the same year. The property was not really a wedding gift: the house and vines had been abandoned and there was no winery. However, my wife, when she saw the old château, thought that it should be our home. Starting from scratch, we refurbished it to our taste, replanted the vines according to expert recommendations, and built an operational winery to produce a wine under the Cantelaudette label. Without my wife, Laurence, I never would have had the courage to undertake this adventure. I make wines for her and which reflect her… refined, elegant, balanced, rounded, and with a certain complexity.” – Jean-Michel Chatelier, owner and manager of Château Cantelaudette.

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VARIETALS
100% Merlot

VINTAGE
2018

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Description

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 14%

APPEARANCE
Slightly developed cherry red color.

NOSE
Very complex nose, dried flowers, violet, toasted tip, very ripe strawberry notes, lots of freshness on the attack.

PALATE
Beautiful structure with concentrated and stewed red fruit flavors, integrated tannins towards a subtly, woody finish.

AGEING
After malolactic fermentation, the wine is aged partly in barrels and partly in vats.

PAIRING
Aperitif, cold meat, red meat, grilled meat, game, cheeses and on chocolate or red fruit desserts.

RATINGS

Additional information

Vintage	2018
Grape	Merlot
Producer	Château Cantelaudette
Style	Dry
Types	Red