Brane-Cantenac

Specification

Producer

Brane-Cantenac

Region

Bordeaux

Where

Cantenac, Margaux, Bordeaux

Classification

Second Growth (1855)

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Vintage

2009

Case

6 x 75cl OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

BRACAN096X75

About this wine

The grand vin of Brane-Cantenac is a Margaux based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with a notable share of Cabernet Franc. It is elegant rather than powerful, with perfumed red and black fruit, fine tannin and a silky texture typical of the appellation. It generally drinks well from around ten years and good vintages keep for twenty or more.

About Brane-Cantenac

Château Brane-Cantenac is a Second Growth of Margaux, ranked in the 1855 Classification, with its main vineyard on the gravel plateau of Cantenac. It takes its name from Baron Hector de Branne, who owned the estate in the nineteenth century and had earlier owned the property that became Mouton Rothschild.

The Lurton family has owned Brane-Cantenac since the 1920s, and Henri Lurton has run it since 1992, refining the vineyard work and the selection for the grand vin. The estate is known for a classic, fragrant style of Margaux that ages gracefully.