Chateau Branaire-Ducru2009
RED WINE
- Producer Chateau Branaire-Ducru
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Blend
3% Cabernet Franc
65% Cabernet Sauvignon
28% Merlot
4% Petit Verdot - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Saint-Julien
- UPC 0 15643 25015 6
Reviews
James Suckling 95
Gorgeous aromas of dark berries and wet earth, with hints of graphite. Full body, with juicy, chewy tannins and a long rich, fruity, and succulent finish. Best ever from here.
by JS, James Suckling , 2012
Wine Advocate 96
Haut couture becomes a wine! This dense purple wine has the tell-tale notes of flowers and pencil shavings, and its broad aromatics are intense and totally captivating. Powerful, rich, and full, but less tannic than the 2005 and more opulent, this is a dazzling Branaire to drink between 2017-2035.
by RP, Wine Advocate , 2012
Wine Enthusiast 95
Very supple wine, with great richness and density. It is all so complete, a pleasure, powerful yet also with sweet opulent fruits layered with dark tannins. For long-term aging.
by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2012
Wine Spectator 93
A ripe, chewy, muscular style, with good cut despite the hefty tar, blackberry, roasted fig and singed apple wood notes. The long, anise-stained finish lets the tarry edge play out, though this shows a touch more finesse than some of its colleagues.
by JM, Wine Spectator , 2012
Technical Details
Tasting Notes
Today, the wine shows a dense and deep colour. The fruit of the vine, like any other summer fruit, shows a large aromatic richness and an incredible elegance.On the nose, the wine develops a ripe fruit, both fresh and spicy with a beautiful precision and a nice finesse. In the mouth, the wine is rich, dense, well-rounded, soft with a nice aromatic length. These are the characteristics of a highly noble vintage.
Vintage 2009
In 2009 the vine's growth was delayed because of a cold winter and a cool start of the spring season.
But then after and for the rest of the vine’s development,
the temperatures were balanced. This contributed to a
good development of the grapes’ maturity.
The summer was particularly sunny and a little warmer than
average – yet with neither high nor burning temperatures.
The autumn season was noticeably warmer than normal.
Between mid-June and mid-September, the very low rainfall
allowed a progressive hydric stress, giving the vines the
opportunity to build an interesting tannic potential.
From 15th to 20th September providential rains helped the
transformation of the skins.
Afterwards, the good weather settled for one month,
allowing a progressive and perfect maturation of the
grapes. The grapes were picked between September 22nd
and October 8th. Thanks to ideal weather conditions,
all the plots were harvested in perfect maturity and in an
outstanding sanitary state.