Chateau Brane Cantenac 2022

Bewertungen

• 99/100

  Jeb Dunnuck
  An undeniable star in Margaux, the 2022 Château Brane-Cantenac checks in as a blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 1% each Cabernet Franc, Carménère, and Petit Verdot. This deep purple-hued beauty offers up a sensational perfume of darker currants and cassis that gives way to more floral, spicy oak and graphite nuances with air. With flawless overall balance, ripe, velvety tannins, terrific purity, and a great finish, this riveting Brane-Cantenac already offers pleasure, yet I wouldn't be surprised to see this firm up with 4-5 years of bottle age, only to reemerge later and drink beautifully for 30+ years. It's one of the truly greats in the appellation, and readers will love to have this beauty in the cellar."

• 98/100

  The Wine Cellar Insider
  The perfume showcases a vibrant array of flowers, cigar wrappers, crème de cassis, spices, cherries, and lavender. On the palate, the wine surpasses expectations with its silky and velvety textures. Elegant, symmetrical, and balanced, the wine flows effortlessly across your palate, exhibiting length, purity, and refinement that make it a pleasure to drink. I suspect tasters will find themselves finishing the bottle far too quickly. The wine blends 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot and 1% Carmenere. Drink from 2028-2060."

• 98/100

  Jane Anson
  Deep plum colour, touch of grilled campfire smoke on the aromatics, good lift through the finish, this is so enjoyable, clearly skilled and full of joy. One of the wines of the vintage, totally delivers on En Primeur beauty. Technical director Christophe Capdeville, owner Henri Lurton, 100% new oak for ageing."

• 97/100

  Lisa Perrotti-Brown
  The 2022 from Henri Lurton is a blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and 1% each Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Carmenère. I just adore the nose here, dark yet perfumed and fresh, with smoked blackberry fruit laced with sandalwood, incense, white peach and a touch of mint, as well as a gentle touch of peppery energy. The palate is no less beautiful than the nose suggests, with great harmony and polish, a very correct stance, the dark fruit underpinned by a spindle of dark and deliciously well-knit tannins. This is wonderfully coherent, all spiced and peppery in the finish, before a length which comes infused with peppery tannins. A brilliantly fashioned Margaux with a rich tannic structure that will carry this forward for decades. A great example of Brane-Cantenac and the appellation as a whole. Tasted twice. The alcohol on the label is 14%."

• 97/100

  Falstaff
  Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Ockerrandaufhellung. Zart rauchige Nuancen, etwas Kräuterwürze, Lakritze, schwarze Kirschen, facettenreiches Bukett. Saftig, elegant, dezente Extraktsüße, feines Säurekleid, reife Tannine, zart nach Nougatkaramell im Abgang, verfügt über Frische und weiteres Reifepotenzial."

• 19/20

  Weinwisser
  74 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 23 % Merlot, 1 % Cabernet Franc, 1 % Petit Verdot, 1 % Carmenère, pH 3,61, 14,3 Vol.-%, 31.5 hl/ha. Dicht verwobenes Bouquet, frisch gepflückte Schattenmorellen, edle Cassiswürze, Veilchen, heller Tabak, Brasiltabak und Graphit. Am sublimen, durchtrainierten Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, feinkörnigem Extrakt, balancierter Rasse und engmaschigem Tanningerüst. Im energiegeladenen, aromatischen Finale schwarzbeerige Konturen, tiefschürfende Terroirwürze und noble Adstringenz. Fantastische Leistung von Henri Lurton und eine klare Kaufempfehlung! "

• 97/100

  James Suckling
  So aromatic with blackcurrant, blueberry and violet aromas that follow through to a medium body with ultrafine tannins that are extremely integrated and refined and go on for minutes. Some lead pencil and stone at the end. Very complex and subtle for the vintage. 74% cabernet sauvignon, 23% merlot, 1% cabernet franc, 1% petit verdot and 1% carmenere. Drink after 2029 and beyond."

• 96/100

  Wine Enthusiast
  This is a very fine wine. It has a stylish balance and richly textured fruits. Backing this richness up is a tobacco and spice aroma along with dense tannins, succulent black fruits and a powerful, long-lasting aftertaste. Drink from 2029."

• 18/20

  Jancis Robinson
  Purple-black hue. Creamy, blue-black fruit on the nose. Huge intensity on the palate. Round, full and structured but fresh as well. Plentiful but finely grained tannins. Powerful but balanced. One for the cellar."

• 94/100

  The Wine Advocate
  The 2022 Brane-Cantenac has turned out nicely in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of cassis and plums mingled with hints of cigar wrapper, violets and pencil shavings. Full-bodied, layered and velvety, with a lively core of fruit framed by rich, chalky tannins, it displays excellent energy and persistence. This blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and the balance Cabernet Franc, Carmenère and Petit Verdot was bottled in July 2024."