Chateau Brane Cantenac, Margaux 2016 Viosinho wild berry fruit

wild berry fruit

Drink now or keep it locked up somewhere cool for a few years

forests and coastal fringes

adding a well-balanced finish

with velvety tannins and an intriguing finish

Chateau Brane Cantenac, Margaux 2016 Viosinho wild berry fruitThe 2016 Brane Cantenac has been on a roll of late, under the watchful eye of Henri Lurton. This latest bottled vintage is superb. The divine, pure blackberry and bilberry bouquet develops touches of graphite in the glass. The palate is medium bodied with fine tannin, silky smooth texture and a superb bead of acidity. This is not a powerful Brane Cantenac, and it is perhaps less austere than I suspected en primeur, but it should drink beautifully over