Château Brane-Cantenac

Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend

9.149 ratings
9.28 pro ratings
Margaux, 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
Bob Bryden

Founder The Lake Sommelier, LLC, Author Wine Talk

9.0

Muted black cherry, cassis and baked plum as secondary aromas. Dried herbs, leather, cloves and dusty graphite on the nose and palate. Still has legs for a longer journey.

Muted black cherry, cassis and baked plum as secondary aromas. Dried herbs, leather, cloves and dusty graphite on the nose and palate. Still has legs for a longer journey.

Feb 2nd, 2017
Lindy Lopez

It's nice when a customer opens this to share. Drinking beautifully.

It's nice when a customer opens this to share. Drinking beautifully.

Oct 12th, 2016
Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

8.9

Color: Dark red and purple, clear
Nose: a little gamey and leather, slightly medicinal
Palate: hot, full bodied and strong tannins, needs a lot of time
Opinion: Next time I try this, I need to decant for 4 or so hours it needs it, could increase a couple points

Color: Dark red and purple, clear
Nose: a little gamey and leather, slightly medicinal
Palate: hot, full bodied and strong tannins, needs a lot of time
Opinion: Next time I try this, I need to decant for 4 or so hours it needs it, could increase a couple points

Sep 26th, 2015
Erica Orr

Seamless and integrated, really lovely drinking right now

Seamless and integrated, really lovely drinking right now

Apr 6th, 2015
Makoto Someya

Ample red fruits aroma, very special. Elegant mid body. Pure and gentle. 14 years has matured flavor. Leather 2008 @2800, Xuheng- , 221202

Ample red fruits aroma, very special. Elegant mid body. Pure and gentle. 14 years has matured flavor. Leather 2008 @2800, Xuheng- , 221202

Dec 2nd, 2022
Sam Friedland

Small bouquet of cherries. Still very tannic. Decanting helped a little.

Small bouquet of cherries. Still very tannic. Decanting helped a little.

Feb 9th, 2019
Sam Friedland

Nice wine, still needs to be aged. 2008

Nice wine, still needs to be aged. 2008

Aug 13th, 2018
Scott Petrus

Good cassis and blueberry. Tannins are still firm. The wine is restrained in a way you’d expect from the vintage.

Good cassis and blueberry. Tannins are still firm. The wine is restrained in a way you’d expect from the vintage.

Jun 13th, 2018
April Oh

Yummy. Fruity

Yummy. Fruity

Dec 25th, 2016
garry post

Tim's birthday

Tim's birthday

Aug 6th, 2016