Grand Cru Classé en 1855
Controlled Appellation of Origin : MARGAUX
Address : Cantenac 33460 MARGAUX, FRANCE.
Owner : Famille Guillemet
Oenologist/Director : Lucien Guillemet
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Acrage : 17 ha (42 acres)
Average production : 70 000 bottles
Soil : sandy gravels deposited during the Quarternary era, with excellent natural drainage.
Average age of vines : 38 years
Varietals :
Cabernet Sauvignon : approximately 60 %Cultivation : 10 000 plants/ha (4 000 plants/acre).
Merlot : 25 %
Cabernet Franc : 8 %
Petit Verdot : 7 %
Traditional medocan pruning. Sanitary protection uses biological antagonisms and considers the natural balances.
No chemical fertiliser for over 30 years.
The grapes are picked by hand.
Vinification : Stainless steel and concrete tanks, controlled temperatures. Maceration varies from 2 to 5 weeks, according to the characteristics of each vintage
Aging : 12 to 18 months in split oak casks, of which 30 to 60% is new wood.
Bottling : Estate bottled. No filtration since 1997
The wines : The recent vintages are dark and dense, with complex aromas of fruit, enhanced
by the barrel and bottle aging.
In the mouth, the entry is supple and progressive; then comes a mouth filling volume,
and at the end, the ripe tannins assure excellent aging capability
the general balance is always harmonious, more aromatic, mouth filling and elegant than
powerful, which is characteristic of the traditional MARGAUX.
" JACQUES BOYD "
The second wine of Château Boyd-Cantenac results from the assemblage of the
wine obtained from the young plants plus the lots that seem, more suited to a wine
sooner enjoyable than Château Boyd-Cantenac.
Lighter than the first wine, it is also fruitier. Needing less time to reach maturity,
it is better adapted to be enjoyed in the three to five, or six, years that follow
the harvest.
