2005 Brane-Cantenac
$175.00
VINTAGE: 2005
REGION: Margaux
CLASSIFICATION: Second Growth
TYPE: Red Wine
FORMAT: 750 ml
RATING: 92+ (RP)
DESCRIPTION:
Tasted at the Brane-Cantenac vertical at the château, the 2005 Brane-Cantenac is a blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc. It has a focused, conservative (for the vintage) nose with gravel-tinged red berry fruit intermingling with cedar, graphite and pine needle scents. The palate is medium-bodied with a firm structure and unlike the bottle tasted in January, which I declined to score, there is no green streak on the finish. It is very backward and some might describe it as curmudgeonly. Personally I would not touch it for another five years, even though apparently it is beginning to open according to Henri Lurton. No, I would afford it another two or three years in bottle and let’s see where we are then. Tasted April 2015.
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