FR Château Cantelaudette Cuvée Prestige 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.

VARIETALS 100% Merlot

VINTAGE 2018

TECHNICAL DATA Alcohol 14%

APPEARANCE Slightly evolved cherry red color.

NOSE Very complex nose of iris powder, violet, very ripe strawberry and toasted notes.

PALATE Lots of freshness on the palate attack, with sweet tannins, fruit jam flavors and a very pleasant and well managed hint of oak.

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.

READINESS FOR DRINKING Drink now.

RATINGS

Gold Medaille D'or Concours De Bordeaux