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2023 Château Branaire-Ducru, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (61%), Merlot (30%), Cabernet Franc (5.5%), Petit Verdot (3.5%)
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Product: 20238003230
2023 Château Branaire-Ducru, St Julien, Bordeaux

Description

Blend: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon; 30% Merlot; 5.5% Cabernet Franc; 3.5% Petit Verdot.

François-Xavier Maroteaux and Jean-Dominique Videau are enjoying the new winery here. More small vats mean smaller plots no longer mix in larger tanks – better expressing the 15 different soil types. François-Xavier reported a little drought stress in some Merlot plots which were not used in the grand vin. Their best plots, on clay, were unaffected. The final blend is almost identical to 2022 and always elegant, but there is some more obvious detail in the 2023. Violet and peony notes mingle with subtle graphite and cedar welcoming a long, creamy finish.

Drink 2029 - 2050

Our score: 17.5/20

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Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2023
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (61%), Merlot (30%), Cabernet Franc (5.5%), Petit Verdot (3.5%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Branaire-Ducru

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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Saint-Julien

Saint-Julien

St Julien is the smallest of the ‘Big Four’ Médoc communes although, without any First Growths, it is recognised to be the most consistent of the main communes with many châteaux turning out impressive wines year after year. The wines can be judged as much by texture as flavour, and there is a sleek, wholesome character to the best. At their very finest they combine Margaux’s elegance and refinement with Pauillac’s power and substance.
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Château Branaire-Ducru

Classified as a fourth growth in 1855, Ch. Branaire-Ducru makes pure and classic St Julien. The estate has recently passed from father to son: the widely respected Patrick Maroteaux – who had served at various times as president of the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux and the St Julien appellation – sadly passed away in 2017. His son François-Xavier has picked up the baton and continues his father’s legacy. The Maroteaux family bought the property in 1988 and have invested considerably in the vineyard and winery since. Superstar consultant Eric Boissenot advises here, as he does with many of the Left Bank’s top estates, including the Médoc’s four first growths.
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