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2018 Château Brane-Cantenac, Margaux, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (74%), Merlot (23%), Cabernet Franc (2%), Petit Verdot (1%)
Ready - youthful
Product: 20188003243
2018 Château Brane-Cantenac, Margaux, Bordeaux

Description

Henri Lurton’s preference is for a more considered and restrained style of Margaux and, while the roundness of the vintage is apparent, this is very stylish, with a lovely lift of fruit and bounce of freshness. The tannins plot a commendably firm line through the palate. Unsurprisingly, this has one of the more modest alcohols at 13.4%. Drink 2025-2040.

Blend: 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (74%), Merlot (23%), Cabernet Franc (2%), Petit Verdot (1%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Brane-Cantenac

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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Margaux

Margaux

If Pauillac is the bastion of ‘traditional’ Red Bordeaux, Margaux represents its other facet in producing wines that are some of the region’s most sensual and alluring. The largest commune in the Médoc, it encompasses the communes of Cantenac, Soussans, Arsac and Labaude, in addition to the village of Margaux itself. Its finest examples are paragons of refinement and subtlety which have few parallels in Bordeaux.
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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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