Chateau Brane-Cantanc

Das im 18. Jahrhundert unter dem Namen Gorce gegründete Weingut liegt auf der Kieselkuppe von Cantenac und galt bereits vor der Klassifizierung von 1855 als eines der besten Second Crus des
Medocs, dessen Weine die Preise der Premiers Crus erreichten! 1833 wurde es vom Baron de Brane gekauft, der auch als der „Napoleon der Weinberge“ bekannt war und es auf den Namen Brane-Cantenac umtaufte. 1925 erwarb der Eigentümer von Chateau Margaux Leonce Recapet das Anwesen. Sein Enkel Lucien trat 1956 seine Nachfolge an. 1992 wurde es von Luciens Sohn Henri, einem Önologen und Ampelografen, übernommen, nachdem dieser in Südafrika und in Chile gearbeitet und dort sein Savoir-faire perfektioniert hatte. Seitdem setzt Henri Lurton alles daran, jedem Jahrgang dieses großen Margaux` den Glanz und die
Komplexität seines außergewöhnlichen Terroirs zu verleihen. Er tut dies, indem stets nach einem Gleichgewicht zwischen der intrinsischen Qualität des Jahrgangs und der Eleganz des Weines strebt.
Das Streben nach Exzellenz ist eine der Prioritäten seines Eigentümers.

Rebfläche: 75 Hektar
Eigentümer: Henri Lurton
Zweitwein: Baron de Brane

Chateau Brane Cantenac 2016 Margaux

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.

93 Punkte vom Vinous-Team für den Brane Cantenac 2016

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.

98,00 EUR
130,67 EUR pro l

inkl. 19% MwSt. zzgl. Versand

Chateau Brane Cantenac 2019 Margaux

William Kelley im April 2022:

Derived exclusively from the château's holdings on the deep gravel soils of the plateau of Brane, the 2019 Brane-Cantenac has turned out brilliantly and merits a special effort to seek out. Wafting from the glass with aromas of wild berries, pencil shavings, violets, sweet loamy soil and cardamon, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with lively acids, ripe tannins and a beautifully seamless, perfumed profile. Retaining all the estate's signature elegance but with an extra dimension of depth and intensity, it's the finest Brane-Cantenac of the modern era and one of the great successes of the 2019 vintage.

James Suckling über den Chateau Brane Cantenac 2019 Margaux:

6 Dec, 2021 – This shows lots of currant, chocolate, tobacco and herbal aromas and flavors. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, chewy tannins and a juicy finish. Refined and complex. Needs at least four or five years to come together. Better after 2025.

97 Punkte vom Vinous-Team für den Chateau Brane Cantenac 2019 Margaux

Antonio Galloni (Vinous) bewertet den Chateau Brane Cantenac 2019 Margaux:

The 2019 Brane-Cantenac is wild and exotic from the very first taste. The aromatics alone are dazzling. Super-ripe dark cherry, plum, spice, tobacco, new leather, menthol and cinnamon are all kicked up in this flamboyant Margaux. The 2019 is radiant and generous, yet also retains a very classic sense of structure. The precision here is just unreal. In 2019, Brane-Cantenac is an absolute head-turner. It is the sort of wine that abounds in Bordeaux, a wine that offers tremendous quality and relative value.

95 Punkte vom Vinous-Team für den Chateau Brane Cantenac 2019 Margaux

Und Neal Martin ()Vinous) zum Chateau Brane Cantenac 2019 Margaux:

The 2019 Brane-Cantenac, which was bottled at the beginning of July 2021, takes time to open in the glass. As I mentioned in my tasting note from barrel, this vintage was matured entirely in new oak from several cooperages and inevitably the wood is still present aromatically, though it is completely simpatico with the fruit concentration that the growing season bestowed. (Previously the Grand Vin saw 70%–80% new oak.) The intense bouquet features blackberry, crushed rock, touches of crushed flowers and a hint of lavender. The palate is beautifully balanced with layers of red berry fruit, orange peel, cedar and just a touch of graphite. As I said in my previous assessment, it does not set out to be a powerful Brane-Cantenac, which means that it retains a fine elegance toward the finish and a touch of white pepper mixed with clove on the aftertaste. (Still) excellent. 14.1% alcohol

Der Chateau Brane Cantenac 2019 Margaux am Gaumen der Falstaff-Verköstiger:

Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart nach Brombeeren und Lakritze, frische Orangenzesten, ein Hauch von Tabak, Nuancen von Vanille im Hintergrund. Saftig, lebendig, wirkt leichtfüssig, reife rote Fruchtnuancen, feine, seidige Tannine, frisch strukturiert, zart nach Nougat, ein im Momet noch etwas schlankerer Speisenwein mit süßem Nachhall und gutem Potenzial.

95,00 EUR
126,67 EUR pro l

inkl. 19% MwSt. zzgl. Versand

Chateau Brane Cantenac 2021 Margaux

William Kelly zum Chateau Brane Cantenac 2021 Margaux (April 2022):

Exhibiting aromas of sweet cherries, berries, loamy soil and creamy new oak, the 2021 Marquis de Terme is medium to full-bodied, broad and fleshy, with a seamless, polished profile and creditable depth at the core despite the challenging vintage.

94-95 Sucklingpunkte für den Chateau Brane Cantenac 2021 Margaux

Der Chateau Brane Cantenac 2021 Margaux am Gaumen von James Suckling (Mai 2022):

Tight and focused with blackberry, blueberry and some licorice character. Medium body, firm tannins and a bright, linear finish.

Jeb Dunnuck im Juni 2022 : 92-94 / 100

I loved the 2021 Château Brane-Cantenac, and I'd put this up with the top wines in the appellation. Medium-bodied, silky, and pure, with considerable elegance, it has lots of red and black fruits, some floral and herbal, tobacco nuances, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It's a quintessential Margaux with its complexity and nuance. Tight and focused with blackberry, blueberry and some licorice character. Medium body, firm tannins and a bright, linear finish.

Die Bewertung für den Chateau Brane Cantenac 2021 Margaux vom Wine Cellar Insider lautet wie folgt.

The Wine Cellar Insider (Jeff Leve) :

92-94 / 100 Tobacco, roses, currants and bouquet garni kick off the perfume. The wine is soft, fresh, medium-bodied, and quite charming, as well as vibrant, finishing with a touch of spice on top of all the sweet red fruits you find on the backend. You will be able to enjoy this on release. The wine blends 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot and 1% Carmenere 12.7% ABV. The harvest took place September 23-October 7. Drink from 2023-2045

65,00 EUR
86,67 EUR pro l

inkl. 19% MwSt. zzgl. Versand

Chateau Brane Cantenac 2020 Margaux

Wir haben die 2020er Kampagne nun geschlossen.

Für das entgegengebrachte Interesse möchten wir uns bedanken.

Wir bieten in den nächsten Wochen den 2019er Jahrgang in der Arrivage an.

Die Degustationsnotiz des Wine Advocate zum Chateau Brane Cantenac 2020 Margaux :

The 2020 Brane-Cantenac is composed of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Carménère and 1% Petit Verdot. It weighs in with 13.7% alcohol and a pH of 3.71. Deep purple-black colored, it has a beautifully expressive nose of fresh redcurrants, blackcurrant jelly, kirsch and rose oil, plus hints of tobacco leaf, wild sage and crushed rocks. The medium-bodied palate is elegantly styled with a plush texture and plenty of freshness supporting the red berry and earthy flavors, finishing fragrant.

96-97 Suckling-Punkte für den Chateau Brane Cantenac 2020

James Suckling schreibt zum Chateau Brane Cantenac 2020 Margaux Folgendes:

Extremely floral and beautiful with blackberry and blackcurrant aromas that follow through to a full body with a solid core of fruit and loads of dark fruit, sweet tobacco, bark and earth. Chewy, fine tannins. Perhaps the best of the trilogy years.

95-97 Punkte vom Vinous-Team für den Chateau Brane Cantenac 2020

Das meint die Vinous-Mannschaft um Antonio Galloni zum Chateau Brane Cantenac:

The 2020 Brane-Cantenac was picked September 14–28 and includes 13% vin de presse. It has exactly the same blend as last year since Henri Lurton and his team did not limit the Grand Vin to the 30-hectare plateau, a similar approach to Pichon-Baron when they reorganized their own vineyard. I allowed my sample an hour to open (during which I was discussing the wine with Lurton over Zoom). It has a beautifully defined bouquet of blackberry, wild hedgerow, fresh mint and light bay leaf scents. I have sometimes found a little greenness on the nose, but there is none in 2020. The palate is very well balanced with finely chiseled, precise tannins and beautifully judged acidity. Harmonious and poised, this is an absolutely fantastic Brane-Cantenac, in my mind superior to the previous two vintages, exuding wonderful mineralité on the finish. A must-buy.

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