Druvor

70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc & 1% Carmenère. 

Tasting note

'The 2015 Brane-Cantenac is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Carmenère that was picked from 17 September until 7 October (that Carmenère was actually picked on 19 October). It was cropped at 51 hl/ha. This is classic Brane-Cantenac down the line: austere at first, almost aloof, but very well defined and over time it starts revealing lovely tobacco-stained black fruit. The palate is very well balanced with raspberry and wild strawberry on the entry, perhaps more red fruit than I was anticipating. Veins of undergrowth and cedar are in situ on this very well-balanced, reserved and classic Margaux boasting a long and persistent finish that feels satisfying, reassuring even. Not a Margaux for those that seek tons of fruit, it is nonetheless a very terroir-expressive wine that will repay those who know that this cru demands preferably 12-15 years in the cellar. Henri Lurton never wavers from his style of Margaux and it pays dividends here on this great wine for those with patience.'

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Årgång 2015 i Bordeaux

Vänstra stranden | Médoc & Péssac-Léognan

94 poäng

Extremt torr säsong räddad av regn vid veraison som ledde till en jämn skörd av mogna och frodiga röda. Senare regn hämmade vissa delar av övre Médoc. Margaux är verkligen speciell, St. Julien och Péssac-Léognan fantastiska.

Högra stranden | Pomerol & Saint-Emilion

97 poäng

Extremt varm och torr växtsäsong gynnade högra strandens ler- och kalkstensjordar. St.-Emilion den söta platsen; Pomeroler är rika och skiktade. Fynd finns i överflöd i Castillon och Fronsac.