Branaire Ducru: Chateau Branaire Ducru 4eme Cru 2024

Chateau Branaire Ducru 4eme Cru 2024

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93+
100
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Cabernet Sauvignon 72%, Merlot 22%, Cabernet Franc 3%, Petit Verdot 2%
5
rød, tør
13,0% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2029–2046
Pakket ind i: 6 OHK
9
voluminøs og kraftfuld
rig på tanniner
3
Lobenberg: 93+/100
Markus Del Monego: 94+/100
Suckling: 93–94/100
Galloni: 92–94/100
Jeff Leve: 92–94/100
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Frankrig, Bordeaux, Saint Julien
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Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Branaire Ducru 4eme Cru 2024

93+
/100

Sort-ruberød farve. Intens lakrids- og kirsebærnæse, men uden for meget kraft. Smagen er også overraskende elegant, rødfrugtagtig og behageligt legende og sødmefuld. Saint-Julien-appellationen har det generelt svært i år; i bedste fald er vinene hedonistisk lækre som denne Branaire. De 50 hektar vinmarker på Château Branaire-Ducru er opdelt i små parceller og beplantet med 70 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 22 % Merlot, 5 % Cabernet Franc og 3 % Petit Verdot. Jeg er en gammel, god ven af Branaire-Ducru, som er en af de tidlige vine i min vinkarriere. Jeg har fulgt denne vin i årevis, og den har haft en vis succes i de senere år. Jeg ved, at den kæmper, fordi forholdet mellem pris og ydelse for Branaire ligger i et vanskeligt mellemleje. Den er ikke i den absolutte topklasse med hensyn til kvalitet, men den er heller ikke særlig billig.

Smagsnotat
94+
/100

Markus Del Monego om: Chateau Branaire Ducru 4eme Cru

Dark purple colour with violet hue and almost black core. Elegant nose with slightly closed character, ripe berries e.g. blackcurrants, hints of mulberries and elderberries. Well integrated oak and discreet spiciness. On the palate well structured and balanced with ripe yet firm tannins, elegant but slightly restrained fruit, freshness and convincing length. Tastingbook.com

93–94
/100

Suckling om: Chateau Branaire Ducru 4eme Cru

This crunchy Branaire-Ducru is full of fruit, flowers, citrus, stones and fine herbs. Medium-bodied on the palate, showing fresh berries and cherries. Al dente with a juicy, linear finish.

92–94
/100

Galloni om: Chateau Branaire Ducru 4eme Cru

The 2024 Branaire-Ducru is a super-classic Branaire. Medium in body and gracious, the 2024 is defined by its lifted aromatics and silky, polished tannins. The proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon is especially high in 2024, a sign that the fruit harvested on the later side benefited from better conditions, namely a lack of rain. The 2024 possesses lovely purity and exquisite balance. Floral top notes and a burst of red-toned fruit reappear on the finish to round things out in style. It will be especially fine if élevage softens the contours. This is a fine effort from proprietor Francois-Xavier Maroteau and longtime winemaker Jean-Dominique Videau. Tasted two times.

Smagsnotat
92–94
/100

Jeff Leve om: Chateau Branaire Ducru 4eme Cru

Flowers, spearmint, cedar, cigar box, currants, and a background note of cocoa pop on the nose. The juicy, fresh palate presents a display of black raspberries topped with mint, chocolate, and Indian spices, alongside cherries and black cherries with ease. This leaves a touch of chalk at the end of the vibrant finish. If you allow it a few years in the bottle before pulling a cork, it will be even better and should provide you with pleasure for two or more decades with ease. The wine blends 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot. 13.3% ABV, pH 3.57. The harvest took place September 24 - October 9. 58% of the harvest was placed into the Grand Vin. Drink from 2029-2050.

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Branaire Ducru

De 50 hektar vinmarker på Château Branaire-Ducru er opdelt i små parceller og beplantet med 70 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 22 % Merlot, 5 % Cabernet Franc og 3 % Petit Verdot. Druerne høstes i hånden, afstilkes fuldstændigt og vinificeres derefter i ca. tre uger. En tredjedel af udbyttet gennemgår...

Chateau Branaire Ducru 4eme Cru 2024