chateau branaire ducru 4eme cru classe st julien

Château Branaire Ducru

Château Branaire Ducru, 4ème Cru Classé, St Julien, 2010

Name: Château Branaire Ducru, 4ème Cru Classé, St Julien
Brand: Château Branaire Ducru

93/100

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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

We were generally very impressed by the balance and harmony of the wines at the St Julien UGC. Few were blockbusters, but they all had ample fruit, a sense of freshness, sympathetic tannins and a sense of cohesion. Branaire is a good honest St Julien; it feels slightly unambitious, but we'd rather it this way than the other extreme. There are some nice perfumed fruits on the bouquet interspersed with herbs. On the palate there is ample bramble fruit; quite wild and engaging. It is a down to earth, gentle style, which displays restraint and charm.

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Critic Reviews

93/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2010 Branaire-Ducru has a typically lighter bouquet compared to Beychevelle but there is wonderful precision and focus, attractive scents of blackberry, wild hedgerow, mint and loam. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, a fine bead of acidity, very harmonious and focused with Branaire’s typical understated and yet persistent finish. Superb. Tasted from an ex-château bottle at the BI Wines & Spirits 10-Year On tasting.

drinking window 2023 - 2055

date of review 04/2020

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

St Julien

Producer:

Château Branaire Ducru

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Cab Sauvignon Merlot

abv:

13.5%

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