Vinous / Neal Martin Januar 2019:
The 2016 Brane-Cantenac has been on a roll of late. under the watchful eye of Henri Lurton. This latest bottled vintage is superb. The divine. pure blackberry and bilberry bouquet develops touches of graphite in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin. silky-smooth texture and a superb bead of acidity. This is not a powerful Brane-Cantenac. and it is perhaps less austere than I suspected
en primeur. but it should drink beautifully over the next three decades. If you have a penchant for traditional claret. it really doesn’t come better than this.
Antonio Galloni Januar 2019:
The 2016 Brane-Cantenac is very pretty and nuanced. The richness of the year comes through. and yet there is a good bit of freshness and energy as well to balance things out nicely. Brane-Cantenac offers a fine expression of the year in a wine that will drink well with minimal cellaring. Time in the glass brings out an attractive register of floral notes that add to the wine's undeniable appeal.
Verkostungsbericht vom 03. Februar 2019:
So much ripe and sweet tobacco on the nose with currant and blackberry character. Full body. intense tannins with density and beauty. It’s a wine with great structure and panache for this estate. Try after 2024.