Château Constantin

Grape varieties

Merlot (90%), Malbec (6%), Cabernet Sauvignon (4%)

Producer

Famille Modet at Baurech (33880)

Comment

In 1850, a family of laborers, the Modet family, worked in the municipalities of Baurech and Tabanac for the bourgeois, nobles and notable Bordeaux who were owners of the areas of the region. Thanks to their hard work they will save, little by little, enough to acquire plots of vineyards over the generations. Louis Modet buys part of Constantin, his son Maurice became in 1908 owner of a part of Melin, followed by his son André who reconstitutes the domain of Melin and praises a part of Constantine. It is this part that Claude Modet bought in 1972 from the Dubourg family and in 1979 to the Barbe heirs. 20 years later, in 1992, Pascal, Claude's son, participated in the work of the exploitation. After the disappearance of his father in 2003, he took the direction.

Tasting

A very brilliant garnet dress with a powerful nose of cherries and raspberries, also note some spicy notes. On the palate the attack is tannic thus revealing aromas of pepper and red fruits. It will gladly agree with white and red meats and cheeses. Serve between 16 and 18 ° C

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