Château Cantelaudette Grande Cuvée 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.

Grande Cuvée is a red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France by Château Cantelaudette. This 2018 vintage comes from the Graves-de-Vayres appellation.

Certified Sustainable HVE & Vigneron Independant

For more info, visit Château Cantelaudette website.

VARIETALS
100% Merlot

VINTAGE
2018

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Description

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 14.5%

APPEARANCE
Deep, almost black color with a slight shade of evolution.

NOSE
A dominant note of spices and liquorice, enhanced by a hint of toasted notes, reveals a beautiful aromatic complexity.

PALATE
Impression of smoothness confirmed in the mouth with a fleshy and voluptuous tannic structure, characterized by flavors of morello cherry liqueur and ripe fruits.

AGEING
After malolactic fermentation, the wine is aged entirely in French oak barrels, made from the finest grain oak, for 12 months.

PAIRING
Rib of beef or rack of lamb with garlic, and chocolate mousse for an evening meal with family and friends.