Château Branaire-Ducru 2016

Name: Château Branaire-Ducru 2016
Brand: Château Branaire-Ducru
SKU: 4425A00716-75LCB12
Price: 62.0 CHF
Availability: InStock

Red wine | 4th Cru Classé, Saint-Julien AC

Branaire-Ducru's style is first and foremost a signature. Fruit, freshness and elegance, 3 key components which form the hard core, the guiding framework imprinted in the Château's wines. Upon purchasing the property, Patrick Maroteaux expressed the wish to produce wines representative of the Saint-Julien appellation with a unique imprint, the kind that allows great wines to be identified.

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France Bordeaux
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Petit Verdot
Cabernet Franc
5 - 25 years
13.20% vol.

Features

Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Sub-region	Saint-Julien
Wine type	Red wine
Wine style	Fruity, Elegant, Full-bodied
Designation	4th Cru Classé, Saint-Julien AC
Grape variety	Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc
Alcohol content	13.20% vol.
Cellaring	5 - 25 years
Serving temperature	16 - 18°C

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Château Branaire-Ducru 2016

CHF 62.00 (75cl)

Colour

Dark, almost black crimson with purplish hues.

Nose

Complex and very expressive, with aromas of ripe fruit, combining richness, precision and freshness.

Palate

Full-bodied from the outset, this vintage is beautifully homogeneous. The tannins are delicately refined, despite their density. The finish is extremely precise, with long-lasting aromas.

Wine-growing terroir

The Branaire-Ducru vineyard consists of 15 micro-terroirs which extend over 60 ha to the south of the appellation. The vines, aged 35 years on average, are planted on Quaternary gravel-siliceous alluvium soils. Merlot flourishes on clay soils.

Winemaking

Manual harvest, sorting of the grapes as soon as they arrive at the cellar, vinification separated by plot and grape variety in temperature-regulated stainless steel vats, slow maceration for 21 days. Aging for 18 months in oak barrels (60% new barrels).

Bottle closure

Cork

Packaging

Wooden box

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Jean-Marc Quarin Couleur sombre, intense et vive. Nez moyennement aromatique, mais particulièrement fruité, floral. Moelleux à l’attaque, fondant au développement, très aromatique en milieu de bouche, le vin s’y installe, prend son temps avant d’évoluer savoureux, dense et profond sur un corps droit, avec de l’éclat et beaucoup de naturel. Un grand vin fin et racé. Un superbe Outsider !

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Decanter Florality and black fruits on the nose, really very aromatic and expressive. Generous and giving, this is definitely more plush and supple than the 2015, wide open and expansive, totally charming from the off, still with massive structure, clear concentration and such plush tannins that give the mouthful, but it's so wide and enveloping without being too much. Sweet and joyful, the saltiness is there, reminding you of the terroir, but just so charming, still with sticky liquorice too - you want to drink this now, but know you shouldn't. There is richness but also definition. I love the gentle muscles, the frame and overall taste, but this still needs more time so be patient. 2025 - 2050. Georgina Hindle.

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James Suckling The best vintage of this wine since 2009! Effusive, fresh redcurrant and cassis aromas give this St.-Julien terrific drive and energy, the elegant, dry tannins beautifully married to the medium body, right through the long, agile finish. Drink or hold.

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The Wine Enthusiast The estate, at the southern end of Saint-Julien, has produced a wine that is both structured and stylish. This bold, ripe wine shows opulent black fruits and generous tannins. Juicy and structured, it has good aging potential. Drink from 2025. Roger Voss

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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate The 2016 Branaire-Ducru is a real classic, and in the fullness of time, it will likely rival or even surpass the more charming, demonstrative 2019. Unwinding in the glass with deep aromas of dark berries, cassis, loamy soil, pencil shavings and cigar smoke, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with a taut, structured profile and a long, penetrating finish. The only missing ingredient here is time. 2026 - 2060. William Kelley.

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Château Branaire-Ducru

Une histoire, un terroir d’exception

Ancré au cœur de l’appellation Saint-Julien dans le Médoc bordelais, le Château Branaire-Ducru est l’un des Grands Crus Classés de Bordeaux depuis 1855, reconnu pour l’élégance et la finesse de ses vins.

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