Château Brane-Cantenac

Baron de Brane, Margaux, 2022

Name: Baron de Brane, Margaux
Brand: Château Brane-Cantenac
Price: 108 GBP

92/100

Inside Bordeaux

88-90/100

The Wine Independent

87-89/100

Vinous

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2022
6x75cl
EP
£108.00

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.

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Critic Reviews

87-89/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2022 Baron de Brane, matured in 20% new oak, has a fairly straightforward nose: blackberry, raspberry fruit and a distant sea spray scent. The bottle served at the property demonstrates a little more mineralité. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins on the entry. Balanced and fresh, this is not an intense Margaux. Pencil shavings and tobacco notes appear toward the finish. This will start drinking well after two to three years in bottle.

drinking window 2026 - 2036

date of review 05/2023

88-90/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

A blend of 65% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2022 Baron de Brane has a pH of 3.57 and the press wine had 13.4% alcohol. It is deep garnet-purple in color and notes of fresh blackberries, wild blueberries, and blackcurrant jelly leap from the glass, giving way to nuances of chocolate mint and lavender. The medium-bodied palate delivers vibrant black fruit layers, with fine-grained tannins and bold freshness, finishing long and mineral-laced.

drinking window 2025 - 2040

date of review 05/2023

92/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Clear fig and dried fruit notes, but this also has extremely clear freshness and lift, and opens up to show baked earth, pomegranate, tar and black chocolate. Gourmet, well handled. 38% of production. 30th vintage for Henri Lurton at Brane, 31hl/h yield, harvest September 7 to October 10 (last day was the Carmanère). They only used press wine from Cabernet Sauvignon this year (something that has only been true once before), 3.57ph.

drinking window 2027 - 2042

date of review 05/2023

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

Margaux

Producer:

Château Brane-Cantenac

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Cab Sauvignon Merlot

abv:

13.5%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.