CHÂTEAU BRANE CANTENAC 2016
CHÂTEAU BRANE CANTENAC 2016
CHÂTEAU BRANE CANTENAC 2016
CHÂTEAU BRANE CANTENAC 2016
CHÂTEAU BRANE CANTENAC 2016
CHÂTEAU BRANE CANTENAC 2016
CHÂTEAU BRANE CANTENAC 2016
CHÂTEAU BRANE CANTENAC 2016
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2016

CHÂTEAU BRANE CANTENAC 2016

Wine 2016 2ème Cru Classé  Bordeaux Margaux
95-100 / 100 Rated by 10 experts

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Expert's opinions

96-98/100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate April - 2017
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
It has a beautifully defined, very detailed bouquet with mineral-rich black fruit laced with cedar and graphite notes, living up to its nom de plume as the "Pauillac of Margaux." The palate is simply the best that I have ever tasted at the estate, without question. This has presence, but also weightlessness, filigree tannin and perfectly pitched acidity, with real intensity and drive. The tension here is outstanding and the persistence is incredibly long. It is not the showiest of all the 2016s by a long stretch, and yet it is everything you could possibly want from a Margaux. Like Beychevelle this year, the 2016 Brane-Cantenac puts recent vintages in the shade, thanks not only to the growing season, but also a new punching down system in their gravity-fed winery that was completed in 2015. The 2016 is a benchmark against which future vintages will be compared.
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97 / 100
Adrian van Velsen - vvWine March - 2024
Adrian van Velsen - vvWine
Profound, cool, complex, delicately spiced, abundant fruit, mineral underpinning. The palate is polished, fantastic balance of structure and fruit, the tannins are of the highest quality, immensely crisp, saline finish. Power and finesse combined. 2025-2048
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97 / 100
Jeannie Cho Lee April - 2017
Jeannie Cho Lee
I love the precision, detail and freshness in this vintage of Brane Cantenac. The tannins are silky, refined and present from the beginning to the finish, but one can barely feel it. A great vintage for Brane Cantenac with its terroir coming through in the wine's complexity, length and intensity of flavors. Bravo!
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96 / 100
Andreas Larsson - Tasted April -
Andreas Larsson - Tasted
Pure and ripe nose with floral dark fruit, violet, cassis, plum, tobacco, Fine leather and discreet oak. Dense and savoury with grainy tannin, coffee, mocha, light toastiness with crushed black fruit, crème de cassis, and a very long lingering finish with bright freshness and savoury dark fruit with some sage and roasted notes, elegant and powerful. Very good.
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96 / 100
Jean-Marc Quarin September - 2023
Jean-Marc Quarin
Dark color, medium intensity and slightly evolved. Very aromatic nose, fruity and creamy. Mellow on the entry, flavorful in the middle, with class in the texture, the wine melts on the palate, deep, delicate, taut and tender at the same time. Very long aromatic persistence, with fine grain. It's superb!
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95 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider July - 2022
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
Still dark in color, the wine is clearly powerful, with notes of black tea, flowers, dark Cuban cigars, and black cherries. Balanced, fresh, harmonious, long, and rich, there is lift, energy, length, intensity, and purity with a chalky edge to the finish. This is not a wine for today, you need some patience before it shows really well. If you are not familiar with the level of wine coming from Brane Cantenac these days, you should be. Drink from 2030-2060.
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95 / 100
Wine Enthusiast May - 2019
Wine Enthusiast
This firm, structured wine is solid with tannins and with the weight associated with the vintage. The fruitiness is as important, an explosion of rich berry flavors that will give pleasure as the wine matures.
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94 / 100
Falstaff June - 2017
Falstaff
Deep dark ruby red, opaque at the core with subtle lightening at the rim. In the background, delicate floral aromas combine with ripe sweet cherries, blackberry jam and subtle fine oak nuances. Juicy, elegant and fruity with well-integrated tannins and red berry aromas, mineral and fresh on the palate with a lingering finish and potential for good aging.
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19.5/20
Vinum Wine Magazine December - 2019
Vinum Wine Magazine
Stunning aromatic complexity, herbs, flowers, spices; delicate opening, slow, fruity development, carried by a perfectly balanced, fresh texture, ends deliciously and long. Magnificent wine.
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17.5/20
Jancis Robinson January - 2020
Jancis Robinson
Tasted blind. Sweet and easy. Not dramatic but well mannered and all in balance. Inky and very Margaux. Henri Lurton and his sustainable viticulture will presumably be very pleased that his wine was the group's second-favourite Margaux after Ch Margaux in this Southwold tasting.
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Vintage Wine  2016
Classification Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Margaux
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Brane Cantenac
Château Brane Cantenac
Château Brane Cantenac

Château Brane-Cantenac is one of the great names of the Margaux appellation, classified as a Second Grand Cru Classé in the official 1855 classification. Located on the gravelly plateau of Cantenac, in the heart of the Médoc, this wine embodies the elegance, aromatic precision and tannic finesse characteristic of the great wines of Margaux.

The history of the estate dates back to the 18th century, but its modern identity was established in the early 19th century when Baron Jacques-Maxime de Brane acquired the property and gave it his name. Nicknamed at the time the "Napoleon of the vines," he helped elevate the cru among the references of the Médoc. For several generations, the Lurton family has managed the estate, pursuing a constant quest for precision and parcel expression.

The vineyard rests on hillsides of deep gravel mixed with sand and clay, a terroir particularly favorable to Cabernet Sauvignon, the majority grape variety in the blend. This composition gives the wines of Château Brane-Cantenac a straight structure, refined aromatic intensity and a remarkable aging potential.

Vintages such as Château Brane-Cantenac 1989, Château Brane-Cantenac 2000, Château Brane-Cantenac 2005, Château Brane-Cantenac 2009, Château Brane-Cantenac 2016 or Château Brane-Cantenac 2020 illustrate the qualitative consistency of the cru and its essential status among the collectible wines of Margaux.

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