Château Boyd-Cantenac

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Coordinates: 45°01′22″N0°39′22″W / 45.0228°N 0.6560°W / 45.0228; -0.6560

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Château Boyd-Cantenac is a winery in the Margaux appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. The wine produced here was classified as one of fourteen Troisièmes Crus (Third Growths) in the historic Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. [1] The vineyard, totalling 46 acres (190,000 m2), is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot and abuts other Margaux châteaux, including Château Brane-Cantenac and Château Kirwan. Producing annually 5,000-6,000 cases, Boyd Cantenac makes in addition to its Grand vin, a second wine under the labels Jacques Boyd and Josephine de Boyd. [2]

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Margaux part of Margaux-Cantenac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Margaux is a former commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Margaux-Cantenac.

Bordeaux Prefecture and commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne in the Gironde department in Southwestern France.

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References

  1. Karen MacNeil, The Wine Bible Workman Publishing 2001 pg. 885 ISBN   1-56305-434-5
  2. J. Suckling 50 Best Bordeaux under $50 Wine Spectator Magazine pg 69 31 March 2007