{"id":2059,"date":"2026-01-20T15:21:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boyd-cantenac.fr\/our-vintages\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:44:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:44:27","slug":"our-vintages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/boyd-cantenac.fr\/en\/our-vintages\/","title":{"rendered":"Our vintages"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2059\" class=\"elementor elementor-2059 elementor-983\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fafa558 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fafa558\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d66e30 cursive elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d66e30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The art of each <span>vintage<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e543368 arabesque elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e543368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vintage Library<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11099ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11099ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each vintage is shaped by the climatic conditions of that year, particularly rainfall and temperature, as well as by vine physiology. At Ch\u00e2teau Boyd-Cantenac, we closely monitor these variables during each growing season in order to manage vine development and optimize wine quality. <\/p><p>We are proud to present a year-by-year commentary on the climatic conditions of our recent vintages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0b9c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"3a0b9c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"millesimes\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6080\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open data-year=\"2025\">\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6080\" data-year=\"2025\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-header\"><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Vintage 2025 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6080\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9df6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d9df6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762f354 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"762f354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/boyd-cantenac.fr\/en\/ft-ch-boyd-cantenac-2025-en\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"19\" cy=\"19\" r=\"19\" fill=\"#B48124\"><\/circle><path d=\"M16.711 19.3582C16.4635 19.13 16.4635 18.7593 16.711 18.5311C16.9585 18.3029 17.3607 18.3029 17.6082 18.5311C17.9657 18.8606 18.5443 18.6071 18.5443 18.1209V16.2559C18.5443 15.9327 18.8283 15.6709 19.1789 15.6709C19.5295 15.6709 19.8135 15.9327 19.8135 16.2559V18.1209C19.8135 18.6071 20.3921 18.8606 20.7496 18.5311C20.9979 18.3029 21.3993 18.3029 21.6476 18.5311C21.8951 18.7593 21.8951 19.13 21.6476 19.3582L19.6279 21.2201C19.3804 21.4483 18.9782 21.4483 18.7307 21.2201L16.711 19.3582Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M27.5 14.4399V14.4355C27.5 14.423 27.5 14.4106 27.4984 14.3989C27.5 14.4121 27.5 14.426 27.5 14.4399L20.6663 8.06317C20.6259 8.02542 20.5746 8 20.5192 8H14.1731C12.4207 8 11 9.30977 11 10.9252V23.7962C11 25.4117 12.4207 26.7214 14.1731 26.7214H24.3269C26.0793 26.7214 27.5 25.4117 27.5 23.7962L27.5 14.4399ZM19.8846 12.0954C19.8846 13.7108 21.3054 15.0206 23.0577 15.0206C24.8101 15.0206 26.2308 16.4412 26.2308 18.1937V23.7963C26.2308 24.766 25.3788 25.5514 24.3269 25.5514H14.1731C13.122 25.5514 12.2692 24.766 12.2692 23.7963V10.9253C12.2692 9.9563 13.122 9.17015 14.1731 9.17015H16.9594C18.5749 9.17015 19.8846 10.4798 19.8846 12.0954ZM21.1538 12.0954C21.1538 11.2941 22.1074 10.8763 22.6965 11.4194L23.6603 12.3079C24.2555 12.8566 23.8672 13.8505 23.0577 13.8505C22.0058 13.8505 21.1538 13.0644 21.1538 12.0954Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Boyd Cantenac 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f65ac e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"05f65ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"tabs_justify_horizontal\":\"stretch\",\"horizontal_scroll\":\"disable\"}' data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"6251948\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-62519481\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-62519481\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-62519481\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tClimatic conditions\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-62519482\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-62519482\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-62519482\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tWine Style\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-62519483\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-62519483\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-62519483\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tBlend\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6080 e-n-tab-title-62519481\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-62519481\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-eeddfc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eeddfc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba91ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ba91ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2025 was marked primarily by a profound summer drought. It began in May and continued through June and\nJuly. Sunshine during these three months was even more than in 2023.\nThe vintage was immediately ranked among the earliest, comparable to 2022, 2020, and 2018.<\/p>\n\n<p>After a mild and relatively dry winter, followed by a rather dry March, the ground water reserves were not\nfull at the beginning of the growing cycle. Budbreak occurred in the last week of March. Flowering, between\nMay 16 and June 5, took place under favorable conditions. However, a particularly dry and hot June,\nfollowed by a very dry July, as well as the beginning of August, resulted in very small grapes, already\nindicating a low harvest volume. Normal rainfall returned in the second half of August.<\/p>\n\n<p>The summer was moderately hot, but marked by a heatwave at the end of June, followed by a month of high\ntemperatures in August, particularly around the 15th. Nights during the ripening period remained generally\ncool, despite a few nights exceeding 20\u00b0C around mid-August. September was rather cool, completing the\nperfect ripeness of the grapes, preventing any heaviness, and ensuring a good synthesis of aromas.<\/p>\n\n<p>The harvest finally began on September 13th for the Merlots, the 22nd for the Cabernet Sauvignon, and\nfinished on the 25th, the date on which the harvest often begins! This was the earliest we have ever\nexperienced.<br>\nThe yield, less than 20 hl\/ha, was at its lowest, but the quality of the grapes, which were extremely healthy,\nwas excellent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6080 e-n-tab-title-62519482\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-62519482\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-f8a9b42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8a9b42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f5ff14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f5ff14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From the moment the musts entered the vats, they were very dark. The wines are rich, concentrated,\nremarkably balanced, with intense fruity aromas. They surprised us with their freshness, lovely acidity, and\nmoderate alcohol levels, close to 13%.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2026, the dominant impression is of freshness, power, balance, finesse, and aromatic intensity. The\npowerful, long, and flavorful tannins of high quality will need to soften through barrel and bottle ageing\nbefore becoming fully integrated.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 vintage from Ch\u00e2teau Boyd-Cantenac will be a great vintage for ageing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6080 e-n-tab-title-62519483\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-62519483\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-0cdbcc3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0cdbcc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf8aa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cf8aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cabernet Sauvignon<\/strong> 82 %<\/p><p><strong>Merlot<\/strong> 7%<\/p><p><strong>Cabernet Franc 6%<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Petit Verdot<\/strong> 5% <br><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6081\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" data-year=\"2024\">\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6081\" data-year=\"2024\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-header\"><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Vintage 2024 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6081\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-969ee79 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"969ee79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7abc890 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7abc890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/boyd-cantenac.fr\/en\/ft-ch-boyd-cantenac-2024-en\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"19\" cy=\"19\" r=\"19\" fill=\"#B48124\"><\/circle><path d=\"M16.711 19.3582C16.4635 19.13 16.4635 18.7593 16.711 18.5311C16.9585 18.3029 17.3607 18.3029 17.6082 18.5311C17.9657 18.8606 18.5443 18.6071 18.5443 18.1209V16.2559C18.5443 15.9327 18.8283 15.6709 19.1789 15.6709C19.5295 15.6709 19.8135 15.9327 19.8135 16.2559V18.1209C19.8135 18.6071 20.3921 18.8606 20.7496 18.5311C20.9979 18.3029 21.3993 18.3029 21.6476 18.5311C21.8951 18.7593 21.8951 19.13 21.6476 19.3582L19.6279 21.2201C19.3804 21.4483 18.9782 21.4483 18.7307 21.2201L16.711 19.3582Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M27.5 14.4399V14.4355C27.5 14.423 27.5 14.4106 27.4984 14.3989C27.5 14.4121 27.5 14.426 27.5 14.4399L20.6663 8.06317C20.6259 8.02542 20.5746 8 20.5192 8H14.1731C12.4207 8 11 9.30977 11 10.9252V23.7962C11 25.4117 12.4207 26.7214 14.1731 26.7214H24.3269C26.0793 26.7214 27.5 25.4117 27.5 23.7962L27.5 14.4399ZM19.8846 12.0954C19.8846 13.7108 21.3054 15.0206 23.0577 15.0206C24.8101 15.0206 26.2308 16.4412 26.2308 18.1937V23.7963C26.2308 24.766 25.3788 25.5514 24.3269 25.5514H14.1731C13.122 25.5514 12.2692 24.766 12.2692 23.7963V10.9253C12.2692 9.9563 13.122 9.17015 14.1731 9.17015H16.9594C18.5749 9.17015 19.8846 10.4798 19.8846 12.0954ZM21.1538 12.0954C21.1538 11.2941 22.1074 10.8763 22.6965 11.4194L23.6603 12.3079C24.2555 12.8566 23.8672 13.8505 23.0577 13.8505C22.0058 13.8505 21.1538 13.0644 21.1538 12.0954Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Boyd Cantenac 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b1f528 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"0b1f528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"tabs_justify_horizontal\":\"stretch\",\"horizontal_scroll\":\"disable\"}' data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"11662632\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-116626321\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-116626321\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-116626321\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tClimatic conditions\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-116626322\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-116626322\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-116626322\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tWine Style\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-116626323\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-116626323\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-116626323\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tBlend\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6081 e-n-tab-title-116626321\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-116626321\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-1837ad6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1837ad6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd8237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bd8237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Unlike 2022, which experienced constant heat throughout the summer, 2023 was mainly marked by an exceptional\nIndian summer, very hot and sunny, which ultimately determined the quality of the grapes harvested, after an almost\nnormal amount of summer rain and heat.<\/p>\n<p>2024 differed significantly from these previous two vintages. After a mild and wet winter, with record rains, spring was\ncooler than average, and received more rain than usual, from mid-April to the end of June. Bloom took place from May\n26th to June 8th, and the rather cool weather triggered some shatter, especially in the merlots.<\/p>\n<p>Summer was moderately dry with normal temperatures, except for a warmer period from mid-July to mid-August, with\na hot end of July. September was cool. As throughout the season, the water stress in the soil was absent or only\nmoderate, the ripening process led to a fresh and fruity wine that calls to mind the vintages of the 80s and 90s.\nPicking took place, during unusually high temperatures, from September 23rd to October 10th.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6081 e-n-tab-title-116626322\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-116626322\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-735f63a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"735f63a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ebd0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3ebd0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After thorough and rigorous sorting of the grapes, the wines are lighter and fresher than in the previous vintages, with moderate colour, lovely aromas. On the palate they are medium-bodied, with a refreshing acidity. Their tannins are fresh\nand soft. Though they will be enjoyable sooner, their acid-tannin balance will allow them to age well, following in the\nfootsteps of the traditional Margaux wines of the 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>The Merlots showed intense and fresh aromas, a moderately compact mouth, perfume of violets. Their tannins are\nparticularly supple.\nThe Petits Verdots were floral, spicy, with a fleshy attack.\nThe Cabernets Sauvignons had a beautiful aromatic complexity, with fresh tannins which will soften with time.<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 vintage from Ch\u00e2teau Boyd-Cantenac, dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, shows, fresh, pure fruit.\nThe palate is fresh right from the beginning, fleshy, aromatic, very balanced, with present, refined tannins. The alcohol content is between 12 and 12,5 %<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6081 e-n-tab-title-116626323\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-116626323\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-e4d31c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4d31c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90bae1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90bae1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cabernet Sauvignon<\/strong> 72% <br><strong>Merlot<\/strong> 17% <br><strong>Petit Verdot<\/strong> 5% <br><strong>Cabernet Franc<\/strong> 6%<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6082\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" data-year=\"2023\">\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6082\" data-year=\"2023\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-header\"><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Vintage 2023 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6082\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc923f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc923f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ba3a4 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"16ba3a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/boyd-cantenac.fr\/en\/ft-ch-boyd-cantenac-2023-en\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"19\" cy=\"19\" r=\"19\" fill=\"#B48124\"><\/circle><path d=\"M16.711 19.3582C16.4635 19.13 16.4635 18.7593 16.711 18.5311C16.9585 18.3029 17.3607 18.3029 17.6082 18.5311C17.9657 18.8606 18.5443 18.6071 18.5443 18.1209V16.2559C18.5443 15.9327 18.8283 15.6709 19.1789 15.6709C19.5295 15.6709 19.8135 15.9327 19.8135 16.2559V18.1209C19.8135 18.6071 20.3921 18.8606 20.7496 18.5311C20.9979 18.3029 21.3993 18.3029 21.6476 18.5311C21.8951 18.7593 21.8951 19.13 21.6476 19.3582L19.6279 21.2201C19.3804 21.4483 18.9782 21.4483 18.7307 21.2201L16.711 19.3582Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M27.5 14.4399V14.4355C27.5 14.423 27.5 14.4106 27.4984 14.3989C27.5 14.4121 27.5 14.426 27.5 14.4399L20.6663 8.06317C20.6259 8.02542 20.5746 8 20.5192 8H14.1731C12.4207 8 11 9.30977 11 10.9252V23.7962C11 25.4117 12.4207 26.7214 14.1731 26.7214H24.3269C26.0793 26.7214 27.5 25.4117 27.5 23.7962L27.5 14.4399ZM19.8846 12.0954C19.8846 13.7108 21.3054 15.0206 23.0577 15.0206C24.8101 15.0206 26.2308 16.4412 26.2308 18.1937V23.7963C26.2308 24.766 25.3788 25.5514 24.3269 25.5514H14.1731C13.122 25.5514 12.2692 24.766 12.2692 23.7963V10.9253C12.2692 9.9563 13.122 9.17015 14.1731 9.17015H16.9594C18.5749 9.17015 19.8846 10.4798 19.8846 12.0954ZM21.1538 12.0954C21.1538 11.2941 22.1074 10.8763 22.6965 11.4194L23.6603 12.3079C24.2555 12.8566 23.8672 13.8505 23.0577 13.8505C22.0058 13.8505 21.1538 13.0644 21.1538 12.0954Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Boyd Cantenac 2023<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb6e804 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"cb6e804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"tabs_justify_horizontal\":\"stretch\",\"horizontal_scroll\":\"disable\"}' data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"213313540\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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Such late-season heat has\nnever been seen in living memory. The overall sunshine during the growing season was above average,\ncomparable to 2015, 2017 and 2019.\nStormy episodes were frequent, maintaining constant humidity and making it difficult to control foliage\ndiseases.<\/p>\n\n<p>After a cold and rather dry February, March was very wet. The growing cycle began on normal dates. The\nMerlots, which budded first, suffered a little from the frost of April 5, then flowering took place beginning\nfrom May 21 under favorable conditions, warm and sunny, suggesting an early harvest, with the start\nprobably beginning between September 20 and 25. V\u00e9raison (when the grapes begin to ripen and change\ncolour) was also quite brief, occurring under favorable conditions.\nThe summer was particularly stormy (especially in June, which, in the end, only received 66 mm of rain, in\nline with the average), and hot. July and August were rather dry, with cool nights, giving hope for good\nripening of the grapes.<br>\nThe end of August saw a heatwave period, then the high temperatures continued. At the beginning of September daytime temperatures sometimes exceeded 30\u00b0C, and nighttime temperatures 20\u00b0C. Saturday\nSeptember 9 in particular was very hot and many grape clusters suffered from the heat, severely reducing the\nvolume of the harvest but concentrating the grapes.<\/p>\n\n<p>The weather forecast finally pushed us to start harvesting the Merlots on September 12, full week ahead of\nour forecasts. Daytime temperatures were constantly high.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6082 e-n-tab-title-2133135402\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-2133135402\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-10a9fb0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10a9fb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-968855d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"968855d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The grapes, ripe and very healthy, made it possible to obtain wines of good concentration, well colored, with lovely aromas, great sweetness, freshness and savorous tannins.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Merlots showed intense and fresh aromas, a compact mouth, with a surprising freshness given the maturation temperatures. Their tannins are particularly supple.\nThe Petits Verdots are spicy, powerful, with a particularly fleshy attack.\nThe Cabernet Sauvignons have a beautiful aromatic richness, with assertive, fine and long tannins which will\nhave a very beautiful finish after a few years of bottle aging.<\/p>\n\n<p>In April 2024, the wines show a beautiful, dense color. As is often the case, they have a lot of freshness,\ncombined with good acidity. The tannins are of good quality, fine, ripe and very promising.<\/p>\n\n<p>Boyd-Cantenac, dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, shows intense, fresh, pure and ripe fruit. The palate is\nfresh, aromatic, very balanced, with a very soft touch and a very present, ripe, fine, long and refined tannin.\nThe alcohol content is around 13.5%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6082 e-n-tab-title-2133135403\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-2133135403\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-cca28c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cca28c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e520dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e520dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cabernet Sauvignon :<\/strong> 56%<br><strong>Merlot :<\/strong> 33%<br><strong>Petit Verdot :<\/strong> 7%<br><strong>Cabernet Franc :<\/strong> 4%<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6083\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" data-year=\"2022\">\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6083\" data-year=\"2022\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-header\"><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Vintage 2022 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6083\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d59a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12d59a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-592bfa2 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"592bfa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/boyd-cantenac.fr\/en\/ft-ch-boyd-cantenac-2022-en\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"19\" cy=\"19\" r=\"19\" fill=\"#B48124\"><\/circle><path d=\"M16.711 19.3582C16.4635 19.13 16.4635 18.7593 16.711 18.5311C16.9585 18.3029 17.3607 18.3029 17.6082 18.5311C17.9657 18.8606 18.5443 18.6071 18.5443 18.1209V16.2559C18.5443 15.9327 18.8283 15.6709 19.1789 15.6709C19.5295 15.6709 19.8135 15.9327 19.8135 16.2559V18.1209C19.8135 18.6071 20.3921 18.8606 20.7496 18.5311C20.9979 18.3029 21.3993 18.3029 21.6476 18.5311C21.8951 18.7593 21.8951 19.13 21.6476 19.3582L19.6279 21.2201C19.3804 21.4483 18.9782 21.4483 18.7307 21.2201L16.711 19.3582Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M27.5 14.4399V14.4355C27.5 14.423 27.5 14.4106 27.4984 14.3989C27.5 14.4121 27.5 14.426 27.5 14.4399L20.6663 8.06317C20.6259 8.02542 20.5746 8 20.5192 8H14.1731C12.4207 8 11 9.30977 11 10.9252V23.7962C11 25.4117 12.4207 26.7214 14.1731 26.7214H24.3269C26.0793 26.7214 27.5 25.4117 27.5 23.7962L27.5 14.4399ZM19.8846 12.0954C19.8846 13.7108 21.3054 15.0206 23.0577 15.0206C24.8101 15.0206 26.2308 16.4412 26.2308 18.1937V23.7963C26.2308 24.766 25.3788 25.5514 24.3269 25.5514H14.1731C13.122 25.5514 12.2692 24.766 12.2692 23.7963V10.9253C12.2692 9.9563 13.122 9.17015 14.1731 9.17015H16.9594C18.5749 9.17015 19.8846 10.4798 19.8846 12.0954ZM21.1538 12.0954C21.1538 11.2941 22.1074 10.8763 22.6965 11.4194L23.6603 12.3079C24.2555 12.8566 23.8672 13.8505 23.0577 13.8505C22.0058 13.8505 21.1538 13.0644 21.1538 12.0954Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Boyd Cantenac 2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076a909 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"076a909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"tabs_justify_horizontal\":\"stretch\",\"horizontal_scroll\":\"disable\"}' data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"7776521\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-77765211\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-77765211\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-77765211\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tClimatic conditions\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-77765212\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-77765212\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-77765212\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tWine Style\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-77765213\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-77765213\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-77765213\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tBlend\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6083 e-n-tab-title-77765211\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-77765211\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-8f71fda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f71fda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f867e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f867e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Four words describe best this vintage : Very dry, very hot. Once again another very interesting vintage!<br>With an accumulation of temperatures above 10\u00b0C, considered zero for vine vegetation, well above the average<br>for Margaux, unlike 2021, and much drier than average (a rainfall deficit of 200 mm, or \u2013 25% of rainfall<br>during the vegetative period), 2022 will remain an atypical vintage.<\/p><p>The winter was rather dry and cold, despite two warmer periods in December and February. After a cold start<br>to April, which caused many young shoots (the buds) to freeze, thus reducing the harvest, Spring was hot and<br>dry. Summer was particularly dry, except in June, and constantly hot, with four heat waves where temperatures<br>reached 40\u00b0C (June 14-18, July 11-18, August 3 and August 10-12). Unlike 2003, which saw record heat,<br>though more punctual, the nights remained relatively cool. With 150 h more than the average, between April<br>and September, 2022 experienced the second sunniest growing season after the 2018 record (179 h).<\/p><p>From the start of April, the vegetative cycle was announced to be rather precocious, with generalized bud-<br>break around March 27th. The low temperatures of early April (-3\u00b0C) destroyed the most advanced buds on the Merlots. Quickly thereafter, temperatures rose, thanks to the southerly wind (20\u00b0C on April 11), but overall<br>April was in line with seasonal averages. A hot and dry May favored rapid flowering. The progressive drying<br>of the soil meant the grapes remained small with a good skin\/juice ratio, favorable to the quality of the harvest.<br>Veraison was early, from July 17, in very dry and hot conditions.<br>From August 13 the weather changed significantly. 13 mm of rain relieved the drought, the last significant rain<br>dating from June 26, temperatures became milder, from 16-17\u00b0C in the morning and 25-28\u00b0C at the height of<br>the afternoon. The grass turned green again and the vines suffered less.<br>The grapes on August 22 were still quite hard, barely perfumed and already low in acid. The skins still thick.<\/p><p>The last warm period occurred on September 11 and 12, at over 35\u00b0C, and again 31\u00b0C on the 13th. We had<br>only received 142 mm of rain since bud break back in late March (!).<\/p><p>The harvest started on September 15th (18\u00b0C and misty) and continued until October 11th, punctuated by numerous stops to better<br>monitor the maturity of the different plots. We harvested on September 15-16 and 22-23, then 26-27 for the Petits Verdots and the<br>Cabernets Francs. We resumed the harvest on October 3, allowing the rains of September 28 and 29 to pass first. What followed<br>were cool nights, around 13-15\u00b0C, and sunny days of 23-24\u00b0C. The ideal conditions for maturing Cabernet Sauvignon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6083 e-n-tab-title-77765212\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-77765212\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-24039e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24039e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bdd6fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bdd6fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The grapes have rarely been as beautiful as this year. They gave very ripe, very colorful wines, with lovely aromas and tasty tannins.\nThe Merlots showed aromas of medium intensity and particularly supple tannins. The Petits Verdots, for their part, expressed\npowerful aromas of rare quality, with very fine tannins. The Cabernet Sauvignons showed beautiful aromatic richness, with assertive\ntannins that will deserve a few years of bottle aging.<\/p>\n\n<p>\nIn April 2023, the wines show beautiful color, very dense. They have, as they often do, a lot of freshness, in relation with good\nacidities. The tannins are of good quality, fine, ripe and very promising.\nBoyd-Cantenac, dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, shows intense, fresh, pure and ripe fruit. The palate is fresh, aromatic, very\nbalanced, with a very soft touch and a very present, ripe, fine, long and refined tannin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6083 e-n-tab-title-77765213\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-77765213\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-791b724 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"791b724\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1160b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c1160b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Cabernet Sauvignon :<\/strong> 64%<br><strong>Merlot :<\/strong> 20%<br><strong>Petit Verdot :<\/strong> 10%<br><strong>Cabernet Franc :<\/strong> 6%\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6084\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" data-year=\"2021\">\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6084\" data-year=\"2021\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-header\"><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Vintage 2021 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6084\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6bf039 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6bf039\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e2a768 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0e2a768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/boyd-cantenac.fr\/en\/ft-ch-boyd-cantenac-2021-en\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"19\" cy=\"19\" r=\"19\" fill=\"#B48124\"><\/circle><path d=\"M16.711 19.3582C16.4635 19.13 16.4635 18.7593 16.711 18.5311C16.9585 18.3029 17.3607 18.3029 17.6082 18.5311C17.9657 18.8606 18.5443 18.6071 18.5443 18.1209V16.2559C18.5443 15.9327 18.8283 15.6709 19.1789 15.6709C19.5295 15.6709 19.8135 15.9327 19.8135 16.2559V18.1209C19.8135 18.6071 20.3921 18.8606 20.7496 18.5311C20.9979 18.3029 21.3993 18.3029 21.6476 18.5311C21.8951 18.7593 21.8951 19.13 21.6476 19.3582L19.6279 21.2201C19.3804 21.4483 18.9782 21.4483 18.7307 21.2201L16.711 19.3582Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M27.5 14.4399V14.4355C27.5 14.423 27.5 14.4106 27.4984 14.3989C27.5 14.4121 27.5 14.426 27.5 14.4399L20.6663 8.06317C20.6259 8.02542 20.5746 8 20.5192 8H14.1731C12.4207 8 11 9.30977 11 10.9252V23.7962C11 25.4117 12.4207 26.7214 14.1731 26.7214H24.3269C26.0793 26.7214 27.5 25.4117 27.5 23.7962L27.5 14.4399ZM19.8846 12.0954C19.8846 13.7108 21.3054 15.0206 23.0577 15.0206C24.8101 15.0206 26.2308 16.4412 26.2308 18.1937V23.7963C26.2308 24.766 25.3788 25.5514 24.3269 25.5514H14.1731C13.122 25.5514 12.2692 24.766 12.2692 23.7963V10.9253C12.2692 9.9563 13.122 9.17015 14.1731 9.17015H16.9594C18.5749 9.17015 19.8846 10.4798 19.8846 12.0954ZM21.1538 12.0954C21.1538 11.2941 22.1074 10.8763 22.6965 11.4194L23.6603 12.3079C24.2555 12.8566 23.8672 13.8505 23.0577 13.8505C22.0058 13.8505 21.1538 13.0644 21.1538 12.0954Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Boyd Cantenac 2021<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a5b51 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"54a5b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"tabs_justify_horizontal\":\"stretch\",\"horizontal_scroll\":\"disable\"}' data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"88759121\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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The cumulative temperatures above 10\u00b0C\u2014considered the\nthreshold for vine growth\u2014were below average, while precipitation exceeded the norm by 180 mm. Sunshine\nfrom April to September was also below average, comparable to the 2012 and 2014 vintages. This context\nresulted in a delayed and demanding vegetative cycle, but favorable final conditions allowed the production of a\nrefined and focused wine.<\/p>\n\n<p>Winter was relatively mild and rainy, leading to early bud break on March 22, which exposed young shoots to\nfrost between April 6 and 9, followed by a second frost period in early May. May was particularly cool, with\naverage temperatures 2.2\u00b0C below seasonal norms, and very wet, ranking it among the coldest and wettest Mays\nin 30 years. Flowering was therefore delayed, beginning on May 26, and coulure was significant on Merlots due\nto the cool and wet conditions.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nJune and July continued this unstable pattern: cool, rainy, and conducive to mildew development, these months\nslowed growth and delayed veraison, which only began on July 18, progressing slowly and unevenly.<\/p>\n<p>Summer finally arrived in early August, with a few warm days reaching 30\u201332\u00b0C, followed by cooler nights from\nAugust 16. September alternated between wet and sunny periods, with significant diurnal temperature variation,\nfavoring optimal grape ripening. Notable rainfall from September 17\u201320 was followed by a week of fine weather,\nwith moderate days and cool nights, creating ideal conditions to complete maturation before harvest.<\/p>\n<p>Harvest took place from September 27 to October 12 under excellent conditions. The grapes, large thanks to\nabundant spring rains, healthy and well-balanced, showed good acidity and moderate sugar levels not seen for\nseveral years. The harvest had to be carried out quickly to avoid deterioration, resulting in an elegant, fresh, taut,\nand harmonious wine, fully representative of this unique and complex vintage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6084 e-n-tab-title-887591212\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-887591212\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-1c27ec1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c27ec1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e13302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e13302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the end of vinification, the Merlots were ripe, with moderately intense aromas and particularly supple tannins.\nThe Cabernet Sauvignons showed good aromatic richness with firm tannins that will benefit from several years\nof bottle aging. Cabernet Francs held an intermediate position, while Petit Verdots were massive, enhancing the\nperception of volume on the palate. 2021 once again demonstrated\u2014more than usual\u2014how beneficial blending\nis.<\/p>\n\n<p>By April 2022, the wines displayed a beautiful, moderately dense, youthful color and, as often with Boyd-\nCantenac, notable freshness supported by good acidity and moderate alcohol levels. The tannins are of high quality, fine, ripe, and very promising.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6084 e-n-tab-title-887591213\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-887591213\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-eec2e51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eec2e51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e86886f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e86886f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cabernet Sauvignon :<\/strong> 62%<br><strong>Merlot :<\/strong> 26%<br><strong>Petit Verdot :<\/strong> 5%<br><strong>Cabernet Franc :<\/strong> 7%<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6085\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" data-year=\"2020\">\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6085\" data-year=\"2020\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-header\"><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Vintage 2020 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6085\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9cc1e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9cc1e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b8687 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"66b8687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/boyd-cantenac.fr\/en\/ft-ch-boyd-cantenac-2020-en\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"19\" cy=\"19\" r=\"19\" fill=\"#B48124\"><\/circle><path d=\"M16.711 19.3582C16.4635 19.13 16.4635 18.7593 16.711 18.5311C16.9585 18.3029 17.3607 18.3029 17.6082 18.5311C17.9657 18.8606 18.5443 18.6071 18.5443 18.1209V16.2559C18.5443 15.9327 18.8283 15.6709 19.1789 15.6709C19.5295 15.6709 19.8135 15.9327 19.8135 16.2559V18.1209C19.8135 18.6071 20.3921 18.8606 20.7496 18.5311C20.9979 18.3029 21.3993 18.3029 21.6476 18.5311C21.8951 18.7593 21.8951 19.13 21.6476 19.3582L19.6279 21.2201C19.3804 21.4483 18.9782 21.4483 18.7307 21.2201L16.711 19.3582Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M27.5 14.4399V14.4355C27.5 14.423 27.5 14.4106 27.4984 14.3989C27.5 14.4121 27.5 14.426 27.5 14.4399L20.6663 8.06317C20.6259 8.02542 20.5746 8 20.5192 8H14.1731C12.4207 8 11 9.30977 11 10.9252V23.7962C11 25.4117 12.4207 26.7214 14.1731 26.7214H24.3269C26.0793 26.7214 27.5 25.4117 27.5 23.7962L27.5 14.4399ZM19.8846 12.0954C19.8846 13.7108 21.3054 15.0206 23.0577 15.0206C24.8101 15.0206 26.2308 16.4412 26.2308 18.1937V23.7963C26.2308 24.766 25.3788 25.5514 24.3269 25.5514H14.1731C13.122 25.5514 12.2692 24.766 12.2692 23.7963V10.9253C12.2692 9.9563 13.122 9.17015 14.1731 9.17015H16.9594C18.5749 9.17015 19.8846 10.4798 19.8846 12.0954ZM21.1538 12.0954C21.1538 11.2941 22.1074 10.8763 22.6965 11.4194L23.6603 12.3079C24.2555 12.8566 23.8672 13.8505 23.0577 13.8505C22.0058 13.8505 21.1538 13.0644 21.1538 12.0954Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Boyd Cantenac 2020<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2861896 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"2861896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"tabs_justify_horizontal\":\"stretch\",\"horizontal_scroll\":\"disable\"}' data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"42342550\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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An early vegetative cycle, a hot, dry summer, and rainfall just before the Cabernet\nharvest allowed the creation of a very pleasing vintage.<\/p>\n\n<p>Winter and spring were mild, with December to February temperatures more than 2\u00b0C above average, and\nsimilarly warm in April and May. This promoted an early bud break\u2014around mid-March for the Merlot\u2014and\nrapid vine growth. Flowering was brief and occurred under favorable conditions between May 20 and 26.<\/p>\n\n<p>June was relatively cool, the only month with temperatures below the thirty-year averages. July was hot, with daytime temperatures during the second week 5\u00b0C above average, and particularly dry, with exceptional sunshine.\nFrom April to June, rainfall had been abundant, exceeding normal levels by 80 mm.<\/p>\n\n<p>Veraison was somewhat delayed, beginning around July 12, with mid-veraison for the first Merlots observed on\nJuly 21. The summer drought kept grape berries small, favoring a high skin-to-juice ratio, and benefitted the best\nterroirs, where vines did not suffer significantly from water stress.<\/p>\n\n<p>Late summer was moderate: August was near average, with a warm start to the month, stormy rainfall around the\n15th, followed by cool nights in the second half, dropping to 13\u00b0C. Dry, sunny weather continued through\nSeptember, with generally normal temperatures, occasional heat from September 10\u201317 reaching 30\u201332\u00b0C, and\ncooler temperatures from the 18th onward.<\/p>\n\n<p>Ripening took place from August 19\u201320 under moderate temperatures, wide diurnal ranges, and very favorable\nconditions. Summer sunshine was exceptionally high, especially in July. Total sunshine from April to September\nreached 1,467 hours, the second highest of the last ten years after 2018, 126 hours above the thirty-year average\n(1,341 h), comparable to 2010 and 2011, and slightly below 2018 by 52 hours.<\/p>\n\n<p>The harvest took place from September 21 to October 8 over 13 days, often under overcast skies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6085 e-n-tab-title-423425502\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-423425502\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-b04c35a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b04c35a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa67c9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa67c9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-552097911\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-552097911\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-552097911\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tClimatic conditions\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-552097912\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-552097912\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-552097912\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tWine Style\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-552097913\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-552097913\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-552097913\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tBlend\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6086 e-n-tab-title-552097911\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-552097911\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-0711524 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0711524\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c87dc9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c87dc9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 2019 vintage was one of contrasts, beginning with a cool, wet spring following a mild (0.5\u00b0C above average)\nand relatively dry winter, and then giving way to a hot, dry summer with exceptional sunshine, resulting in another\noutstanding \u201c9\u201d vintage. The season started cool, with spring frosts and minimum temperatures below 10\u00b0C until\nmid-June, and sunshine close to the seasonal average.<\/p>\n<p>From mid-June onwards, summer was hot and dry, with daytime highs exceeding 35\u00b0C. July was 1.3\u00b0C above\naverage, peaking at 40\u00b0C on the 23rd. The summer drought kept grape berries small, favoring a high skin-to-juice\nratio, and benefitted the best terroirs, where the vines did not suffer significantly from water stress.<\/p>\n<p>Late summer was moderate (August 0.9\u00b0C below average, with particularly cool nights), and September was close\nto average, though remaining dry. Summer sunshine was exceptionally abundant, particularly in July. Total\nsunshine from April to September reached 1,421 hours, 80 hours above normal (1,341 h), comparable to 2015\nand 2017, and slightly below 2018 by 98 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Flowering began around May 25 under favorable warm and dry conditions, then experienced rain and cooler\ntemperatures in early June, causing coulure (shatter) in Cabernet Sauvignon on our older vines, which also\ncontributed to greater concentration in the grapes.<\/p>\n<p>Veraison started at the end of July, roughly in line with the past ten years. The rains of August 10\u201313 (16 mm)\naccelerated its completion, reactivating vine metabolism, which had been slowed by the summer drought.<\/p>\n<p>Ripening continued through late August and September under sunny skies, moderate temperatures, wide diurnal\ntemperature variations, and a northeast wind, providing ideal conditions. The harvest took place from September\n25 to October 18 over 13 days, often under overcast skies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6086 e-n-tab-title-552097912\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-552097912\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-909e46b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"909e46b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-826527b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"826527b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>En mai 2020, ils montrent une tr\u00e8s belle couleur, dense et jeune, et ont, comme souvent, beaucoup de fra\u00eecheur, en relation avec de bonnes acidit\u00e9s et des taux d\u2019alcool mod\u00e9r\u00e9s, de presque 13,5 %.\nLe 2019 de Boyd-Cantenac a un nez fin, intense, complexe, tr\u00e8s cabernet, dense avec beaucoup d\u2019\u00e9l\u00e9gance, un beau fruit et un fin bois\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>En bouche, l\u2019attaque est fine et progressive, soyeuse. Vient ensuite un bon corps, souple, longiligne, \u00e0 l\u2019intensit\u00e9 aromatique croissante, comme l\u2019astringence. La finale est savoureuse, \u00e9l\u00e9gante, tr\u00e8s longue avec un tanin marqu\u00e9 et d\u2019une grande noblesse.  \n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6086 e-n-tab-title-552097913\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-552097913\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-a986677 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a986677\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c8547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13c8547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cabernet Sauvignon :<\/strong> 68%<br><strong>Merlot :<\/strong> 21%<br><strong>Petit Verdot :<\/strong> 8%<br><strong>Cabernet Franc :<\/strong> 3%<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6087\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" data-year=\"2018\">\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"8\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6087\" data-year=\"2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-header\"><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Vintage 2018 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6087\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf3a5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edf3a5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7caaac9 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7caaac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/boyd-cantenac.fr\/en\/ft-ch-boyd-cantenac-2018-en\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"19\" cy=\"19\" r=\"19\" fill=\"#B48124\"><\/circle><path d=\"M16.711 19.3582C16.4635 19.13 16.4635 18.7593 16.711 18.5311C16.9585 18.3029 17.3607 18.3029 17.6082 18.5311C17.9657 18.8606 18.5443 18.6071 18.5443 18.1209V16.2559C18.5443 15.9327 18.8283 15.6709 19.1789 15.6709C19.5295 15.6709 19.8135 15.9327 19.8135 16.2559V18.1209C19.8135 18.6071 20.3921 18.8606 20.7496 18.5311C20.9979 18.3029 21.3993 18.3029 21.6476 18.5311C21.8951 18.7593 21.8951 19.13 21.6476 19.3582L19.6279 21.2201C19.3804 21.4483 18.9782 21.4483 18.7307 21.2201L16.711 19.3582Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M27.5 14.4399V14.4355C27.5 14.423 27.5 14.4106 27.4984 14.3989C27.5 14.4121 27.5 14.426 27.5 14.4399L20.6663 8.06317C20.6259 8.02542 20.5746 8 20.5192 8H14.1731C12.4207 8 11 9.30977 11 10.9252V23.7962C11 25.4117 12.4207 26.7214 14.1731 26.7214H24.3269C26.0793 26.7214 27.5 25.4117 27.5 23.7962L27.5 14.4399ZM19.8846 12.0954C19.8846 13.7108 21.3054 15.0206 23.0577 15.0206C24.8101 15.0206 26.2308 16.4412 26.2308 18.1937V23.7963C26.2308 24.766 25.3788 25.5514 24.3269 25.5514H14.1731C13.122 25.5514 12.2692 24.766 12.2692 23.7963V10.9253C12.2692 9.9563 13.122 9.17015 14.1731 9.17015H16.9594C18.5749 9.17015 19.8846 10.4798 19.8846 12.0954ZM21.1538 12.0954C21.1538 11.2941 22.1074 10.8763 22.6965 11.4194L23.6603 12.3079C24.2555 12.8566 23.8672 13.8505 23.0577 13.8505C22.0058 13.8505 21.1538 13.0644 21.1538 12.0954Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Boyd Cantenac 2018<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f0dee1 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"9f0dee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"tabs_justify_horizontal\":\"stretch\",\"horizontal_scroll\":\"disable\"}' data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"166780641\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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After cold February and March (2.7\u00b0C and 1\u00b0C\nbelow average, respectively), a very mild April, warm in the second decade, led to a rather early and rapid bud\nbreak.<\/p>\n\n<p>May was marked by a succession of storms, alternating between wet and dry periods. Flowering, which began on May 24\u2014slightly later than in 2017\u2014also alternated between rainy spells, causing some coulure (shatter).\nFortunately, the vineyard escaped the severe hailstorms of May 26. June and the first half of July were both rainy\nand warm, making mildew control more challenging.<\/p>\n\n<p>Summer arrived in mid-July, warm (+1\u00b0C in July, +0.3\u00b0C in August above average), dry (42% water deficit in\nAugust, 77% in September), but without excessive heat. Sunshine was remarkable, 18% above average for July,\nAugust, and September. From April to September, sunshine was by far the highest since 2008, with 179 hours\nabove normal (2010: 111 h, 2015: 111 h). September, in particular, had only three overcast days. Anticipating\nhigh sugar levels, and therefore high alcohol in the wines, we reduced the leaf area of the vines.<\/p>\n\n<p>From August onwards, mornings were mostly cool (14\u00b0C on the morning of August 10), with high daily\ntemperature variations, favoring perfect grape ripening, while soil dryness slowed plant metabolism.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The favorable weather allowed us to harvest slowly, waiting for optimal ripeness in each plot, so the harvest lasted from October 1 to 23, on very ripe and healthy grapes.<\/p>\n\n<p>At the start of aging, all the colors were remarkable. The Merlots had great body, beautiful, vibrant aromas, high\nalcohol levels but more freshness than expected at harvest. The Cabernet Francs were very seductive, balanced,\nwith beautiful aromatic complexity; the Petit Verdots were massive, with fine tannins; while the Cabernet\nSauvignons appeared fresh, fine, and pure, with a beautiful aromatic profile and a long finish, with still firm\ntannins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6087 e-n-tab-title-1667806412\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1667806412\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-4c6d6b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c6d6b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d100e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47d100e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By March 2019, the wines showed a very beautiful, dense, youthful color and great freshness, linked to good\nacidity and moderate alcohol levels (around 13.6%).<\/p>\n\n<p>Boyd-Cantenac shows a relatively explosive nose, dense, with beautiful, fine, fruity aromas and subtle oak.\nOn the palate, the attack is fine and gradual, silky. This is followed by a good, supple body, with increasing\naromatic intensity, as well as noticeable astringency. The finish is flavorful, long, and elegant, with marked tannins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6087 e-n-tab-title-1667806413\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1667806413\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-247aea5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"247aea5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4784ec4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4784ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cabernet Sauvignon :<\/strong> 65%<br><strong>Merlot :<\/strong> 19%<br><strong>Petit Verdot :<\/strong> 10%<br><strong>Cabernet Franc :<\/strong> 6%<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6088\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" data-year=\"2017\">\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"9\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6088\" data-year=\"2017\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-header\"><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Vintage 2017 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6088\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec0047e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec0047e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e35be41 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e35be41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/boyd-cantenac.fr\/en\/ft-ch-boyd-cantenac-2017-en\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"19\" cy=\"19\" r=\"19\" fill=\"#B48124\"><\/circle><path d=\"M16.711 19.3582C16.4635 19.13 16.4635 18.7593 16.711 18.5311C16.9585 18.3029 17.3607 18.3029 17.6082 18.5311C17.9657 18.8606 18.5443 18.6071 18.5443 18.1209V16.2559C18.5443 15.9327 18.8283 15.6709 19.1789 15.6709C19.5295 15.6709 19.8135 15.9327 19.8135 16.2559V18.1209C19.8135 18.6071 20.3921 18.8606 20.7496 18.5311C20.9979 18.3029 21.3993 18.3029 21.6476 18.5311C21.8951 18.7593 21.8951 19.13 21.6476 19.3582L19.6279 21.2201C19.3804 21.4483 18.9782 21.4483 18.7307 21.2201L16.711 19.3582Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M27.5 14.4399V14.4355C27.5 14.423 27.5 14.4106 27.4984 14.3989C27.5 14.4121 27.5 14.426 27.5 14.4399L20.6663 8.06317C20.6259 8.02542 20.5746 8 20.5192 8H14.1731C12.4207 8 11 9.30977 11 10.9252V23.7962C11 25.4117 12.4207 26.7214 14.1731 26.7214H24.3269C26.0793 26.7214 27.5 25.4117 27.5 23.7962L27.5 14.4399ZM19.8846 12.0954C19.8846 13.7108 21.3054 15.0206 23.0577 15.0206C24.8101 15.0206 26.2308 16.4412 26.2308 18.1937V23.7963C26.2308 24.766 25.3788 25.5514 24.3269 25.5514H14.1731C13.122 25.5514 12.2692 24.766 12.2692 23.7963V10.9253C12.2692 9.9563 13.122 9.17015 14.1731 9.17015H16.9594C18.5749 9.17015 19.8846 10.4798 19.8846 12.0954ZM21.1538 12.0954C21.1538 11.2941 22.1074 10.8763 22.6965 11.4194L23.6603 12.3079C24.2555 12.8566 23.8672 13.8505 23.0577 13.8505C22.0058 13.8505 21.1538 13.0644 21.1538 12.0954Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Boyd Cantenac 2017<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4c1b6 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"ba4c1b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"tabs_justify_horizontal\":\"stretch\",\"horizontal_scroll\":\"disable\"}' data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"195346870\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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Overall, the year was cool, with a dry summer, which shaped the style of the wines produced.<\/p>\n<p>After the 2016 harvest, the end of autumn had been particularly cold, with October averages 2.2\u00b0C below\nnormal. January was also cold, 2.5\u00b0C below average, unlike February.\nMarch and early April were mild, leading to an early and rapid start to vegetation (bud break noted on March\n11). However, the last ten days of April were cold, with significant frosts on the 20th\u201321st and then the 27th\u2013\n29th, destroying about half of the potential crop.\nMay and June were rather warm, with a heatwave from June 18 to 22, when temperatures reached 35\u00b0C, and\nJune was very rainy. From April to June, sunshine was generally above average.\nSummer, in turn, was rather cool (July 0.5\u00b0C below, and August 1.3\u00b0C below the thirty-year averages), with\nirregular temperatures, and dry. September was also cool (2.5\u00b0C below average) and wet, especially during the\nfirst two decades, just before harvest, somewhat reminiscent of 1999. Overall, the summer was relatively less\nsunny, unlike the spring.<\/p>\n\n<p>The spring frost at Boyd-Cantenac affected all grape varieties, but especially the Merlots, so that Cabernet\ndominates the blend. Beyond this, the vintage is generally characterized by rather low temperatures and a dry\ngrowing season, particularly in summer. Total annual rainfall was only 600 mm. These conditions were favorable\nto the regular ripening of grapes that had escaped the frost, with good aromatic development.\nAs a result, the quality of the harvest was highly dependent, as always here, on both the work done in the vineyards\nduring spring and summer, and the soils, which played an important role. The quality and depth of the roots allowed healthy grapes to ripen fully, enabling a later harvest to achieve excellent grape maturity. The Cabernet\nSauvignons in particular, which benefit greatly from long ripening periods, are remarkable.<\/p>\n\n<p>\nThe start of the harvest, which was initially planned around September 20\u2014despite the year appearing early from\nbud break and flowering (mid-flowering of Merlots on May 25, mid-veraison around July 22\u201325)\u2014was delayed\nuntil September 25. The harvest took place in stages, as is often the case for us, and without rain, until October\n10.\nWith excellent ripeness, the conditions of the year produced balanced, classic wines, with beautiful freshness\nand well-ripened tannins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6088 e-n-tab-title-1953468702\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1953468702\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-6fa9ef5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fa9ef5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89ab98b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89ab98b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By March 2018, all the wines showed beautiful, dense colors, still with violet hues.\nThe Merlots were immediately very round, with ripe, fresh fruit and lovely, powerful tannins\u2014already somewhat\nsilky but with a pronounced astringency. The Petit Verdots were massive, sometimes with slight bitterness, while\nthe Cabernet Sauvignons, with intense, pure, and fine aromas and lovely acidity, displayed great finesse and\nlength. The Cabernet Francs were, as often, charming, complex, ample, aromatic, intense, elegant, and superbly\nbalanced.\n<\/p>\n\n<p>\nAlthough 90% of the free-run wines had been in new barrels for at least four months, the oak remains very\ndiscreet. The blends are very balanced, with very fresh fruit, a silky texture, well-present, fine, and generous\ntannins, and a final astringency still noticeable.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6088 e-n-tab-title-1953468703\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1953468703\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-85590ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85590ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7a7f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a7a7f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cabernet Sauvignon :<\/strong> 76%<br><strong>Merlot :<\/strong> 11%<br><strong>Petit Verdot :<\/strong> 7%<br><strong>Cabernet Franc :<\/strong> 6%<br><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6089\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" data-year=\"2016\">\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"10\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6089\" data-year=\"2016\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-header\"><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Vintage 2016 <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6089\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd821f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd821f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e3245 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"25e3245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/boyd-cantenac.fr\/en\/ft-ch-boyd-cantenac-2016-en\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" fill=\"none\"><circle cx=\"19\" cy=\"19\" r=\"19\" fill=\"#B48124\"><\/circle><path d=\"M16.711 19.3582C16.4635 19.13 16.4635 18.7593 16.711 18.5311C16.9585 18.3029 17.3607 18.3029 17.6082 18.5311C17.9657 18.8606 18.5443 18.6071 18.5443 18.1209V16.2559C18.5443 15.9327 18.8283 15.6709 19.1789 15.6709C19.5295 15.6709 19.8135 15.9327 19.8135 16.2559V18.1209C19.8135 18.6071 20.3921 18.8606 20.7496 18.5311C20.9979 18.3029 21.3993 18.3029 21.6476 18.5311C21.8951 18.7593 21.8951 19.13 21.6476 19.3582L19.6279 21.2201C19.3804 21.4483 18.9782 21.4483 18.7307 21.2201L16.711 19.3582Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M27.5 14.4399V14.4355C27.5 14.423 27.5 14.4106 27.4984 14.3989C27.5 14.4121 27.5 14.426 27.5 14.4399L20.6663 8.06317C20.6259 8.02542 20.5746 8 20.5192 8H14.1731C12.4207 8 11 9.30977 11 10.9252V23.7962C11 25.4117 12.4207 26.7214 14.1731 26.7214H24.3269C26.0793 26.7214 27.5 25.4117 27.5 23.7962L27.5 14.4399ZM19.8846 12.0954C19.8846 13.7108 21.3054 15.0206 23.0577 15.0206C24.8101 15.0206 26.2308 16.4412 26.2308 18.1937V23.7963C26.2308 24.766 25.3788 25.5514 24.3269 25.5514H14.1731C13.122 25.5514 12.2692 24.766 12.2692 23.7963V10.9253C12.2692 9.9563 13.122 9.17015 14.1731 9.17015H16.9594C18.5749 9.17015 19.8846 10.4798 19.8846 12.0954ZM21.1538 12.0954C21.1538 11.2941 22.1074 10.8763 22.6965 11.4194L23.6603 12.3079C24.2555 12.8566 23.8672 13.8505 23.0577 13.8505C22.0058 13.8505 21.1538 13.0644 21.1538 12.0954Z\" fill=\"#ECE1C8\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Boyd Cantenac 2016<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b77978b e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"b77978b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"tabs_justify_horizontal\":\"stretch\",\"horizontal_scroll\":\"disable\"}' data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"192386955\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1923869551\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1923869551\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1923869551\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tClimatic conditions\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1923869552\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1923869552\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1923869552\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tWine Style\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1923869553\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1923869553\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1923869553\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tBlend\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6089 e-n-tab-title-1923869551\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1923869551\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-b1ccf04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1ccf04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c3246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30c3246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2016 has been marked by a wet, overcast and relatively cool beginning of the season, followed by an exceptionnally dry\nsummer, rather warm, with a sunny and dry automn, with great differences of temperatures between nights and days.<\/p>\n<p>As an outcome the quality of the grapes at harvest depended closely on the depth of the root system, which was\nimportant for the water supply to the vines during the deep drought of summer, as well as on quality of work on the\nvines during spring and summer. Sunshine was globally close to average but its special distribution strongly impacted\nthe personnality of the vintage.<\/p>\n<p>After a mild and dry automn (November and December 2015 had temperatures above average and 50 % less rainfall,\nwith a constant south wind), January and February, until March 10th, were mild and wet (1\u00b0C above average and\nJanuary received 240 mm rainfall, or three times a normal amount!).<\/p>\n\n<p>April was relatively dry but overcast and with frequent rains, then May and June were rainy, with much less sunshine\nthan in 2015 and cool (June temperature : 1\u00b0C lower than average, with only one hot spell by the end of the month (33-\n35\u00b0C). Bloom, between end of May and mid-June, made us forecast a beginning of harvest around September 26th.<\/p>\n\n<p>Unlike for May and June, sunshine in summer was higher than average, especially in August. These months were also\nespecially dry, for 80 days. In average from April to September 2016 got a normal total sunshine, less than 2009, 2010,\n2011 and 2015 but more than 2012, 2013 and 2014. Summer temperatures were close to average, August slightly\nwarmer than July with two warmer highs, on Aug. 15th and from 23th to 27th with a maximum of 36.7\u00b0C on the 23th.\nAfter the 28th nights were cool, around 15\u00b0C.<\/p>\n\n<p>September remained summer-like till the storm of the 13th. Globaly September was mild with rare rainy periods and with big temperature differences between days and nights. This favored a slow ripening of the grapes, which remained perfectly healthy.<\/p>\n\n<p>October was dry, so that we could pick very slowlywith stops and goes and with no rain till Oct. 26Th, setting a duration record.<\/p>\n\n<p>With an excellent ripeness, the weather conditions of 2016 allowed rather high alcohol contents, especially for the\nMerlots, but not as high as 2015\u2019s. The blends, where cabernet sauvignon always dominates, eventually show normal alcohol contents, slightly high, around 13 %.<\/p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6089 e-n-tab-title-1923869552\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1923869552\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-b28c926 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b28c926\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0258c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0258c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Merlots were immediately very soft, with a ripe and fresh fruit, a nice tannin, powerful and silky. The Petits Verdots\nwere massive, the Cabernet, with intense, elegant and complex aromas, brought a good acid and much freshness, which\nis not very common in this 2016 vintage. The Cabernets Francs were seductive, complex, aromatic, elegant and\nsuperbly balanced.<\/p>\n\n<p>The blends eventually show a dark crimson color. They are well v-balanced, with powerful but elegant and noble\ntannins, with much freshness. In spite of 90 % of the free run wines having been aged in new oak for at least four\nmonths, the wood remains surprisingly suttle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6089 e-n-tab-title-1923869553\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1923869553\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-52270c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52270c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a50cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98a50cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cabernet Sauvignon :<\/strong> 75%<br><strong>Merlot :<\/strong> 11%<br><strong>Petit Verdot :<\/strong> 7%<br><strong>Cabernet Franc :<\/strong> 7%<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The art of each vintage Vintage Library Each vintage is shaped by the climatic conditions of that year, particularly rainfall and temperature, as well as by vine physiology. 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