Brane Cantenac - Margaux (Futures Estimated Arrival Fall 2025) 2022 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $89.00
| Producer | Brane Cantenac |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Margaux |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blends |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 1005897 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 96-97 Points
A long and very linear red for Margaux with intense freshness and energy. The cabernet sauvignon shows real clarity with blackcurrants and flowers. Crushed stone. Firm and racy with lots of lemon rind and intensity. 74% cabernet sauvignon 23% merlot 1% cabernet franc 1% petit verdot and 1% carmenere.
vJeb Dunnuck: 96-98 Points
I was absolutely blown away by the 2022 Château Brane-Cantenac which looks to be a reference point vintage for this château. Based on 74% Cabernet Sauvignon 23% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc Carmenère and Petit Verdot it sports a deep purple hue to go with incredible aromatics of crème de cassis lead pencil sandalwood and spring flowers. Medium to full-bodied on the palate it shines for its purity of fruit has ultra-fine tannins a great mid-palate and one heck of a finish. It hit 14.3% alcohol with a pH of 3.6 and like many estates today they utilized quite a bit of press wine (15%) in the final blend. This is clearly up with the finest wines from the appellation and is well worth seeking out.
Vinous: 96-98 Points
The 2022 Brane-Cantenac as usual is a wine that you must sit and contemplate before words gush forth. It was picked from 7 September to 10 October (their tiny plot of Carmenère) at 31.5hL/ha and contains 16% vin de presse from the Cabernet Sauvignon. It is well-defined and fresh a very subtle Margaux precise with blackberry wild strawberry cedar and tobacco scents. As previous vintages have proven there's a kind of "hidden depth" that will become apparent post-bottling. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins very elegant and unashamedly classic in style. This is blessed with haunting poise composed and detailed on the finish. This Margaux is not a show stopper which in any case is not really Henri Lurton/Brane Cantenac?s signature style. Instead it is a wine that 15 to 20 years down the road you are going to treasure.
Wine Advocate: 95-97 Points
A blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon 23% Merlot and the balance Cabernet Franc Carmenère and Petit Verdot the 2022 Brane-Cantenac unwinds in the glass with aromas of dark berries crème de cassis black truffles loamy soil burning embers and violets. Medium to full-bodied deep and velvety with a fleshy core of fruit terrific concentration and lively acids it concludes with a long perfumed finish. This is a terrific 2022 that may rival or even surpass the 2019 if it realizes all its potential in bottle.
