{"product_id":"brio-de-cantenac-brown","title":"BriO de Cantenac Brown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Margaux AOC, Bordeaux, France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Merlot \/ Cabernet Sauvignon \/ Cabernet Franc\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBriO is the second wine of Château Cantenac Brown, a Troisième Cru Classé in Margaux under the 1855 classification. The estate was founded in the early nineteenth century by John Lewis Brown, a Scottish wine merchant whose Tudor-style château still stands as one of the most striking properties in the Médoc. Today it is run by the Le Lous family with José Sanfins as general manager and winemaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBriO leans on Merlot for a more open, fruit-forward frame, with Cabernet Sauvignon and a touch of Cabernet Franc adding structure and lift. Aged with a lighter hand on new oak — around 20% — to keep the aromatic signature of Margaux to the fore: violets, red and black cherry, cedar and silky, fine-grained tannins. The Margaux for the table rather than the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2012 Vintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e A classic, cooler Left Bank vintage where Merlot came through the strongest — reflected here in a fifty\/fifty blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon with a touch of Cabernet Franc. Velvety and elegant, with boysenberry, blackcurrant and violet lifted by fine oak, mineral length and grainy, well-integrated tannins. Drinking beautifully now (2026).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red cherry \/ Black plum \/ Violet \/ Cedar \/ Sweet tobacco \/ Cocoa \/ Silky fine tannins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePairing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cote de Boeuf \/ Slow Braised Lamb Shoulder \/ Beef Wellington \/ Duck Confit \/ Aged Comté\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.5% \u003cstrong\u003eVol:\u003c\/strong\u003e 75cl \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contains sulphites\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HALLGARTEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56092163047809,"sku":null,"price":48.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/0862\/0858\/files\/BriOdeCantenacBrownMargaux_FINE_WILD.jpg?v=1788850847","url":"https:\/\/www.fineandwild.com\/products\/brio-de-cantenac-brown","provider":"FINE \u0026 WILD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}