Chateau Brane-Cantenac - Margaux 2021
Price: $79.99
Sale: $64.98
Producer | Chateau Brane-Cantenac |
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux |
Subregion | Margaux |
Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
Vintage | 2021 |
Sku | 85191 |
Size | 750ml |
Vinous Media: 95 Points
The 2021 Brane-Cantenac is a classy, elegant wine. The aromatics alone are so enticing. Crushed flowers, sweet pipe tobacco, mint, rose petal and cedar open first. The 74% Cabernet Sauvignon is a bit higher than in most years, which comes through in the wine's aromatics and structural profile. The 2021 is quiet and understated. Elevage was 18 months in 100% new French oak, but the wood is not at all evident - an important and positive sign regarding the wine's overall balance. Even so, the 2021 is as subdued Brane-Cantenac, one that needs time in bottle to shine at its brightest.
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
The 2021 Brane-Cantenac offers up aromas of sweet dark berries mingled with mint, vanilla pod and spices. It shows its élevage and malolactic fermentation in new oak more prominently than it did en primeur. Medium to full-bodied, with good depth and concentration, it's bright and velvety, with plenty of structuring barrel tannin and a vanillin-inflected finish. The quality of Brane's terroirs and a strict selection shows through, so if it can digest its oak more completely, this will prove exceptional.
Jeb Dunnuck: 92-94 Points
I loved the 2021 Château Brane-Cantenac, and I'd put this up with the top wines in the appellation. Medium-bodied, silky, and pure, with considerable elegance, it has lots of red and black fruits, some floral and herbal, tobacco nuances, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It's a quintessential Margaux with its complexity and nuance.
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