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Château Brane-Cantenac 2016

99.10€ (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain

Château Brane Cantenac
Margaux

Other vintages: 2017, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011
Other sizes: Magnum

Parker Points: 96-98
Peñin Points:  

99.10€ (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain

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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2016 Brane-Cantenac is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Carmenere picked from 22 September until 17 October (the tiny parcel of Carmenere picked three days later). The yields came in at 51 hectoliters per hectare and it is matured in 75% new oak and 25% one-year-old barrels, the final alcohol level 13.3%. It has a beautifully defined, very detailed bouquet with mineral-rich black fruit laced with cedar and graphite notes, living up to its nom de plume as the 'Pauillac of Margaux.' The palate is simply the best that I have ever tasted at the estate, without question. This has presence, but also weightlessness, filigree tannin and perfectly pitched acidity, with real intensity and drive. The tension here is outstanding and the persistence is incredibly long. It is not the showiest of all the 2016s by a long stretch, and yet it is everything you could possibly want from a Margaux. Like Beychevelle this year, the 2016 Brane-Cantenac puts recent vintages in the shade, thanks not only to the growing season, but also a new punching down system in their gravity-fed winery that was completed in 2015. The 2016 is a benchmark against which future vintages will be compared.

Features

Type of wine

Reserve Red

Pairings

Cured Cheese, Red Meat

Style

Ripe and elegant

Occasions

Dinner with Friends, Business Lunch

Winery

Château Brane Cantenac

Size

75 cl.

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Appellation

Margaux

Alcohol

13.5%

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Carménère

Serving

Between 16ºC and 18ºC

Winemaking

Aged for 18 months in French oak barrels (70% new ones).

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