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    1 425
  • Producer ranking ?

    25
  • Decanting time

    -
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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The Story

Henri Lurton believes that a great wine should combine structure with elegance and possess great aromatic purity. Château Brane Cantenac’s aromatic qualities have been acknowledged for a great many years. Its bouquet develops over time. The more the wine ages, the greater power it develops.  

Brane’s greatest asset is the amazing quality of its historic terroir, because at the end of the day wine is made in the vineyard. This is why Henri L...

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Wine Information

Once again Mother Nature had the last word and we had to adapt…A difficult spring and ugly summer, a
superb Indian summer and… September made the must –contrary to the popular saying which
congratulates August! A vintage which was marked by cool and damp weather conditions in the spring,
numerous thunderstorms in May, a hail storm on May 28, a slow growing season (which fortunately
managed to catch up a bit later) and a very heavy mildew t...

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Deep ruby. Flora notes behind elegant cassis, blueberries, vanilla and a faint hint of herbs. Quite intense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, elegant texture and structure. Quite elegant and mouthwatering and a very elegant 08. Lovely effort and a good length. Goes to show how much more on really gets from a wine when one sits down than from my last tasting of it at the IMW Annual Claret Tasting just a few weeks back. 93

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Margaux, Bordeaux
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