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

    Château Branaire Ducru, 4ème Cru Classé, St Julien, 2022

    96/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    96/100
    The Wine Independent
    96/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    Dark ruby colour, very sweet aromas of vibrant purple fruit with strawberry and raspberry juice on the nose; fresh and silky on the palate, with floral hints over strawberries and cream; a lighter style than many showing delicate maceration and a sensitivity for this château's fine terroir.

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    Critic Reviews

    96/100
    Jane Anson,
    The Wine Independent
    As ever an understated classified wine, not pushing too far even among the exuberance of 2022, instead delivering fragrant, peony-laced cassis fruits laced with slate and graphite. An exceptional example of this property. Owner François-Xavier Maroteaux.
    drinking window 2029 - 2044
    date of review 03/2025
    96/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2022 Branaire Ducru, bottled mid-June, was one of the most impressive I tasted from barrel. It retains a wonderful bouquet with more red fruit compared to its peers, hints of iodine and a touch of desiccated orange peel. The wine shows fine, almost clinical delineation. It is medium-bodied with an extremely well balanced palate, slightly powdery tannins and a sense of tension and brightness that, like some of the best Saint-Juliens in 2022, puts it above the 2019 or 2020. Quite linear and mineral-driven towards the sapid finish, this is a classic Branaire-Ducru that will age with style in bottle.
    drinking window 2030 - 2065
    date of review 02/2025
    96/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    This is an estate that can be so understated as to almost miss its complexity, but this vintage, with its excess and exuberance, does a wonderful job of drawing it out. The concentration is impressive, but there you'll also find a softness and balance that is juicy and enticing. Great job Branaire Ducru. Francois Xavier Maroteaux owner. I honestly think the best example of this château that I have ever tasted En Primeur (and god I hate it when critics say that).
    drinking window 2030 - 2044
    date of review 05/2023

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    St Julien
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    13%

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