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Château Brane Cantenac 2017

Château Brane Cantenac

2017
92+
PARKER
17.5
JANCIS ROBINSON
94
SUCKLING

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Spec sheet

TypeRed wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti13.0%

Ratings and awards

202091-93 PK17 JR96-97 SK
201917 JR95 SK
201893+ PK17++ JR95 SK
201792+ PK17.5 JR94 SK
201696-98 PK17.5 JR96 SK
201592 PK18 JR94 SK
PK: ParkerJR: Jancis robinsonSK: Suckling

Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker, Jancis Robinson, and Suckling

The 2016 Brane-Cantenac is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Carmenere picked from 22 September until 17 October (the tiny parcel of Carmenere picked three days later). The yields came in at 51 hectoliters per hectare and it is matured in 75% new oak and 25% one-year-old barrels, the final alcohol level 13.3%. It has a beautifully defined, very detailed bouquet with mineral-rich black fruit laced with cedar and graphite notes, living up to its nom de plume as the "Pauillac of Margaux." The palate is simply the best that I have ever tasted at the estate, without question. This has presence, but also weightlessness, filigree tannin and perfectly pitched acidity, with real intensity and drive. The tension here is outstanding and the persistence is incredibly long. It is not the showiest of all the 2016s by a long stretch, and yet it is everything you could possibly want from a Margaux. Like Beychevelle this year, the 2016 Brane-Cantenac puts recent vintages in the shade, thanks not only to the growing season, but also a new punching down system in their gravity-fed winery that was completed in 2015. The 2016 is a benchmark against which future vintages will be compared.

— Neal Martin (28/04/2017)Robert Parker Wine Advocate Vintage 2016 - 96-98 PARKER

Tasted blind. Sweet and easy. Not dramatic but well mannered and all in balance. Inky and very Margaux. Henri Lurton and his sustainable viticulture will presumably be very pleased that his wine was the group's second-favourite Margaux after Ch Margaux in this Southwold tasting.

— Jancis Robinson (23/01/2020)JancisRobinson.com Vintage 2016 - 17.5 JANCIS ROBINSON

So much ripe and sweet tobacco on the nose with currant and blackberry character. Full body, intense tannins with density and beauty. It’s a wine with great structure and panache for this estate. Try after 2024.

— James Suckling (03/02/2019)JamesSuckling.com Vintage 2016 - 96 SUCKLING

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Type of woodFrench oak

The winery

Château Brane Cantenac

Château Brane Cantenac

At the heart of the distinguished Margaux appellation stands proudly Château Brane-Cantenac. Renowned for producing wines of remarkable elegance and finesse, this 75-hectare estate is an emblem of quality and excellence in the world of great wine. Founded in the 18th century by the Gorce family, who gave it its original name, this great wine estate was producing one of the most prestigious wines of the Médoc before the 1855 classification. The high price of its...

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