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2012 Château Brane-Cantenac, Margaux, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (68%),Merlot (32%)
Ready - at best
Neal Martin MW
90/100
17.5+/20
Jancis Robinson MW
17/20
Robert Parker
90-92/100
James Molesworth
90-93/100
Product: 20128003243
2012 Château Brane-Cantenac, Margaux, Bordeaux

Description

In my view, Henri Lurton's wonderfully understated Second Growth is one of the most consistent wines of the Médoc. Never forced or pushed, it is a true and usually close to perfect expression of the vintage. 2012 is no exception, with the vintage conditions determining the cépage, and over 30% of the blend provided by rich and succulent Merlot. Delicate pepper and ripe cherries are lifted by a beautiful crunch of warm and volumous fruit, while the finish is very elegant and long, with waves of expressive red fruits making this another fine effort.
Jake Dean, Fine Wine Sales Director
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2012
Maturity Ready - at best
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (68%),Merlot (32%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Brane-Cantenac

Critics reviews

Neal Martin MW 90/100
Tasted at the Brane-Cantenac vertical at the chteau, the 2012 Brane-Cantenac, now in bottle, has developed a satisfying bouquet of blackberry, tar and tobacco, keeping within the Brane-Cantenac style, but perhaps delivering a little more fruit intensity than it showed out of barrel. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and well-judged acidity. There is a pleasant fleshiness here with a salinity on the finish that urges another sip. This is commendable for the vintage, although I would suggest it will offer more pleasure in its youth, rather than something that I would insist upon cellaring. Tasted January 2016.Neil Martin - 28/12/2016
Neal Martin MW, (Dec 2016)
17.5+/20
Superb colour, fine floral bouquet, very smooth extraction of fruit and fine, classy, very Margaux texture and length.
Decanter.com
Jancis Robinson MW 17/20
Dark crimson. Firm, fully ripe palate (contrasts with the lesser appellations of the southern Médoc). Spreads across the palate. Quite lip smacking and well judged. Not too sweet and, just, not too oaky. Broad. jancis_robinson_mw MW, JancisRobinson.com, 22 Apr 2013
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2013)
Robert Parker 90-92/100
A beauty from Henri Lurton, the 2012 Brane Cantenac exhibits classic notes of spring flowers intermixed with black raspberries, black currants and damp forest floor. This medium-bodied, sweet, ripe, quintessentially elegant, medium-bodied Margaux is nicely concentrated as well as sexy. Enjoy it over the next 10-12 years. robert_parker - Wine Advocate - Apr 2013
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Apr 2013)
James Molesworth 90-93/100
Plush, with a legitimate structure buried in the core of steeped plum and blackberry fruit. A warm stone note lurks in the background. Well-rendered.james_molesworth, Wine Spectator, April 8 2013
James Molesworth, WineSpectator.com (Apr 2013)

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Chateau Brane-Cantenac

Château Brane-Cantenac was for many years the home of Lucien Lurton - it is now owned and run by his son Henri. Its vineyards are located west of the village of Cantenac in the Margaux appellation. Brane-Cantenac's vineyards are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (55%), Merlot (40%), Cabernet Franc (4.5%) and Carmenère 0,5%,  and lie on fine, gravelly soils. Vinification includes up to 18 months' wood ageing, a third to a half in new `barriques'.
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