Château Brane-Cantenac
Baron de Brane, Margaux, 2016
justerini & brooks tasting note
This Merlot dominated blend is always one of our favourite second wines. The result of the longest harvest ever (from early September to mid-October), this displays a lovely core of sweet, fragrant fruit, vibrant and unpretentious, it finishes with bright acidity and well-judged tannins. Very agreeable and will give much early drinking pleasure.
critic reviews
89/100Neal Martin,Vinous
The 2016 Baron de Brane has a crisp, well-defined bouquet of blackberry, black tea and cedar aromas. The medium-bodied palate features succulent brambly black fruit. Clearly the “juiciest” of recent vintages of Baron de Brane, with a pastille-like finish. Tasted at the Brane-Cantenac vertical at the château.
DRINKING WINDOW 2020 - 2028
date of review 01/2019