Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)
St. Julien- Beychevelle Red Bordeaux Blend
St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Welcome to Pebble Beach Food & Wine 2025.
2012 in Bordeaux is a great memory as Sofia & I had a great 5 year anniversary trip to Italy where we were married, ending in Bordeaux. Picking Mouton Merlot for a day, lunch with the Baroness, having steak and sipping 82 Mouton. Pinch me is what I said to Sofia.
Saint Julien is the elegant region on the Left Bank. While 2012 was an ok to good vintage it will always be packed with great memories.
Branaire-Ducru in grand vintages is still a great value. Always elegant with this kind of bottle age and more.
Hour decant starting notes.
Tonight smooth, ripe, round, juicy; brambly blackberries/black raspberries, dark cherries, cherries, black plum, some strawberries, raspberries with blueberry tones. Dry tobacco with ash, leather, spice box with some heat, lightly grilled meats, volcanics, moist clay, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, light vanillin, mid berry cola, dark chocolate bar, forest floor with leaves, sandalwood, steeped black tea, bay leaf, dry thyme, mocha powder, dry caramel, crush, dry rock/limestone, dry river stone, bright red flowers mixed with dark withering flowers, nice round acidity and a balanced, smartly tensioned, elegant finish that lasts 90 seconds & lands on herbs & earth.
Welcome to Pebble Beach Food & Wine 2025.
2012 in Bordeaux is a great memory as Sofia & I had a great 5 year anniversary trip to Italy where we were married, ending in Bordeaux. Picking Mouton Merlot for a day, lunch with the Baroness, having steak and sipping 82 Mouton. Pinch me is what I said to Sofia.
Saint Julien is the elegant region on the Left Bank. While 2012 was an ok to good vintage it will always be packed with great memories.
Branaire-Ducru in grand vintages is still a great value. Always elegant with this kind of bottle age and more.
Hour decant starting notes.
Tonight smooth, ripe, round, juicy; brambly blackberries/black raspberries, dark cherries, cherries, black plum, some strawberries, raspberries with blueberry tones. Dry tobacco with ash, leather, spice box with some heat, lightly grilled meats, volcanics, moist clay, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, light vanillin, mid berry cola, dark chocolate bar, forest floor with leaves, sandalwood, steeped black tea, bay leaf, dry thyme, mocha powder, dry caramel, crush, dry rock/limestone, dry river stone, bright red flowers mixed with dark withering flowers, nice round acidity and a balanced, smartly tensioned, elegant finish that lasts 90 seconds & lands on herbs & earth.
Earth, pepper, mushroom, dusty, rose and black berries. M body, acid. M/m+ tannin. Balanced. Young but drinkable.
Earth, pepper, mushroom, dusty, rose and black berries. M body, acid. M/m+ tannin. Balanced. Young but drinkable.
Aug 2nd, 2016
Medium deep ruby , quite narrow ruby pink rim . Quite spicy cassis and blackberry nose, touch of cacau , granite. On the palate quite round and generous but with a good mineral content . Touches of spice on the medium finish . Nice fresh acidity , medium body . Quite noticeable but ripe tannins , quite generous on the palate but still holding back today . Needs food today but will improve over the next 5 years and last a further 10 or so .
Medium deep ruby , quite narrow ruby pink rim . Quite spicy cassis and blackberry nose, touch of cacau , granite. On the palate quite round and generous but with a good mineral content . Touches of spice on the medium finish . Nice fresh acidity , medium body . Quite noticeable but ripe tannins , quite generous on the palate but still holding back today . Needs food today but will improve over the next 5 years and last a further 10 or so .
Dec 13th, 2022
Earth and spice on the nose. Medium acidity, medium tannins, nice finish. Good value for a 4th growth Bordeaux.
Earth and spice on the nose. Medium acidity, medium tannins, nice finish. Good value for a 4th growth Bordeaux.
Nov 1st, 2017
Alcohol, licorice, and cough medicine on the nose. Very little that resembles France. Mild fruit and spice on the palate, with what tastes like heavy OH, but bottle says only 13%. Finish is very sharp and short. Nothing about this about this wine makes any sense.
Alcohol, licorice, and cough medicine on the nose. Very little that resembles France. Mild fruit and spice on the palate, with what tastes like heavy OH, but bottle says only 13%. Finish is very sharp and short. Nothing about this about this wine makes any sense.
Sep 9th, 2017
Bordeaux tasting with the Anderson Wine Club
Bordeaux tasting with the Anderson Wine Club
Apr 12th, 2017