Enchante Merlot Cabernet
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic roast chicken, grilled pork chops, or medium-hard cheeses like young Gouda and Cheddar.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the legendary house of Baron Philippe de Rothschild, Enchante Merlot Cabernet is an inviting, contemporary expression of classic Bordeaux winemaking. The Baron Philippe de Rothschild family revolutionized the wine world in the 20th century by pioneering estate bottling and creating accessible branded Bordeaux wines that maintained high quality. Enchante carries this legacy forward, blending Merlot's lush, plum-forward fruitiness with the structured, blackcurrant backbone of Cabernet Sauvignon. Sourced from diverse terroirs across Bordeaux, where clay-limestone soils nurture the Merlot and gravelly plots bring out the best in Cabernet, the grapes are carefully vinified in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats to preserve their vibrant fruit character, followed by a brief aging period to round out the tannins. The result is a smooth, approachable red wine that captures the elegant spirit of Bordeaux in a friendly, modern style.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1933 by the pioneering Baron Philippe de Rothschild, Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA is an internationally revered wine company anchored in Pauillac, Bordeaux. Alongside governing Premier Grand Cru Classé flagship Château Mouton Rothschild, the house crafts benchmark négociant and estate wines extending across Bordeaux, the Languedoc, and Chile's Maipo and Casablanca Valleys. The viticultural approach pairs high-standard sustainable practices—notably Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE) certification and eco-friendly plot selection—with meticulous varietal expression. Across maritime Médoc gravels, Mediterranean limestone clay, and Pacific-cooled Chilean alluvial deposits, winemakers craft crisp, aromatic, and structured white expressions. Notable bottlings include Bordeaux blends such as Sélection Agneau Blanc and Berger Baron Blanc, Languedoc single-varietals like Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc, alongside Chilean representations like Escudo Rojo Chardonnay Reserva and Las Huertas Chardonnay. Each cuvée reflects the firm's exacting balance of pure fruit vibrancy, textural precision, and classical restraint.
🍇 Grapes
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc