Château Brane-Cantenac

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The wine owes its class and character to the heart of the Cantenac plateau and its deep siliceous and clay gravel. Under the direction of Henri Lurton, it asserts with a rare regularity a suppleness and aromatic finesse of its own, which makes it sought after by wine lovers who expect a fine Margaux. In the latest vintages, it seems to have taken another step forward in the precision of the terroir’s expression. The second wine, baron-de-brane, shares the same aesthetic with a suppleness of tannin that should appeal to many restaurateurs and wine lovers.

• AOP Margaux, Château Brane-Cantenac 2006. Fine, tactile tannin, but the wine lacks the intensity one expects from a fine Second. 90/100
• AOP Margaux, Château Brane-Cantenac 2010. Good Cabernet on the nose, intense, tight, full, perfectly integrated tannin, great scope for the cru and obviously still far from its peak. 96/100
• AOP Margaux, Château Brane-Cantenac 2016. Delicately peppery on the nose, aristocratic texture, fine tannin, discreet yet very “centered”, full of promise. It will not disappoint. 97/100