Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)
St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend
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, 2016Little musty, herbaceous, nice old Bordeaux
Little musty, herbaceous, nice old Bordeaux
Dec 12th, 2015Classic 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, 2015Not 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, 20131982 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, 2023Lovely 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, 2020Perfect for Christmas with a grilled porterhouse
Perfect for Christmas with a grilled porterhouse
Dec 25th, 20191982. Held good fruit. Soft tannins. Good color.
1982. Held good fruit. Soft tannins. Good color.
Dec 12th, 2019