Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)

St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend

9.142 ratings
9.28 pro ratings
St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.0

Lovely balance. Nice red plum fruit on nose, palate and moderately long finish. Velvety and delicately balanced. Very nice wine.

Lovely balance. Nice red plum fruit on nose, palate and moderately long finish. Velvety and delicately balanced. Very nice wine.

Oct 25th, 2016
Jason Chang

Proprietor NINE SUNS Winery, HOUYI Vineyard

8.8

Not so great.

Not so great.

Apr 15th, 2016
Gordon Walker

Little musty, herbaceous, nice old Bordeaux

Little musty, herbaceous, nice old Bordeaux

Dec 12th, 2015
Ben Cane

Head Winemaker, Westwood Wines, Sonoma CA

9.2

Classic Bordeaux with some cassis freshness, earthy aged complexity and fine grained palate

Classic Bordeaux with some cassis freshness, earthy aged complexity and fine grained palate

Oct 11th, 2015
Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.6

Not a lot on the nose cigar wrappers fresh earth some red currant berry fruit. Very smooth and silky smooth and elegant opts and silky a bit light and lean. Very good +

Not a lot on the nose cigar wrappers fresh earth some red currant berry fruit. Very smooth and silky smooth and elegant opts and silky a bit light and lean. Very good +

Sep 21st, 2013
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

1982 vintage. Tremendous color. Decanted and tasted over the course of two hours. Throwing respectable sed. Ridiculous body for a 1982, esp considering the Saint-Julien pedigree. Big, initial fruit in the entry palate that carried over into the mid-palate. Thinned out noticeably at the end. Woulda guessed 1990. Have had approx 7-8 '82's this year and they were all consistent throughout with the lean body. This one was a joker for sure. Based on this example, not improving but can leverage the performance for another 3-5 years without significant drop-off. Full disclosure...love older St. Julien reds but not a fan of Branaire. 9.16.23.

1982 vintage. Tremendous color. Decanted and tasted over the course of two hours. Throwing respectable sed. Ridiculous body for a 1982, esp considering the Saint-Julien pedigree. Big, initial fruit in the entry palate that carried over into the mid-palate. Thinned out noticeably at the end. Woulda guessed 1990. Have had approx 7-8 '82's this year and they were all consistent throughout with the lean body. This one was a joker for sure. Based on this example, not improving but can leverage the performance for another 3-5 years without significant drop-off. Full disclosure...love older St. Julien reds but not a fan of Branaire. 9.16.23.

Sep 17th, 2023
Naboth van den Broek

Lovely aged classic claret. Perfect Christmas drink. Angels singing, upon a midnight, the stars in the bright sky. Hark, hark, hark.

Lovely aged classic claret. Perfect Christmas drink. Angels singing, upon a midnight, the stars in the bright sky. Hark, hark, hark.

Dec 26th, 2020
Rob Krapf

Perfect for Christmas with a grilled porterhouse

Perfect for Christmas with a grilled porterhouse

Dec 25th, 2019
Richard Alfred

1982. Held good fruit. Soft tannins. Good color.

1982. Held good fruit. Soft tannins. Good color.

Dec 12th, 2019
Jerry Raphael

SJOS 2019. Paid $10.19 when released

SJOS 2019. Paid $10.19 when released

Sep 10th, 2019