Clos Cantenac SCEA

OWNER

Martin Krajewski

WINE MAKER

Charlotte Krajewski

Clos Cantenac SCEA

Clos Cantenac is a small but seductive 6 hectares property made up of four main parcels of vines carefully planted on an exceptional “terroir” of deep gravels, sand and clay over broken limestone situated close to the prehistoric “Menhir de Peyrefitte”. Jane Masters MW, Opimian’s Master of Wine, was fortunate to be at Clos Cantenac in September of 2018 during the harvest and experienced first-hand the bright sunny warm days that allowed grapes to be picked at leisure. Charlotte Krajewski, Martin’s daughter, has moved full time to Bordeaux, having spent the best part of the last ten years making wines in Australia and New Zealand, returning to Saint-Émilion purely at harvest time. Charlotte is now responsible for winemaking and all things technical at Clos Cantenac and Château Séraphine – the Krajewskis’ latest project in Pomerol.

Appellation
AOC Bordeaux, AOC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Production
30,000 bottles of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, split usually 30/70% between Clos Cantenac and Petit Cantenac. 10,000 bottles of L’ exuberance Rosé
Soil
N/A
Climate
Cool Climate
Foundation Founded: 2006
Land Size: 9
Age of Vines: 9
Agriculture: Traditional soil works, 50% by horse, no weed killers, herbicides or pesticides, cover crop in rainy seasons, harvest 100% by hand.
Grape Variety
Merlot, Semillon
Producer's Wines:
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