Château Boyd-Cantenac

Producer description of "Château Boyd-Cantenac"

The winery is located in the municipality of Cantenac in the Margaux area of the Médoc (Bordeaux). It was founded in 1754 by the Irish-born Jacques Boyd. It was later divided into two wine estates. The English wine merchant and painter James-Lewis Brown married into the family and bought the entire estate in 1806. He named the larger part Château Cantenac Brown. Brown went bankrupt in 1840 and the property was sold to a banker under the name "Boyd". In 1860, the first smaller estate was bought by the wine merchant Armand Lalande and operated under the current name Château Boyd-Cantenac. After several changes of ownership, it has been owned by the Guillemet family, who also own Château Pouget, since 1932. In the 1855 Bordeaux classification, the estate was awarded third place (Troisième Grand Cru Classé). The vineyards cover 16 hectares and are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (67%), Merlot (20%), Cabernet Franc (7%) and Petit Verdot (6%). The extremely long-lasting red wine matures for 12 to 24 months in 75% new barriques. The second wine is called "Jacques Boyd" in homage to the founder.

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