Château Branaire-Ducru 2017

Name: Château Branaire-Ducru 2017
Brand: Château Branaire-Ducru
SKU: 10835
Price: 65.09 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.65 (2 reviews)

France - Bordeaux - Saint-Julien - 4ème Grand Cru Classé - Château Branaire-Ducru

4.65/5 Critics notes (2)

$65.09

Format et conditionnement

Bottle 0.75L
Caisse bois 6 Magnums 1,5L

Conditionning :

Bottle 0.75L $65.09

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Data sheets

Grape varieties

Cabernet Sauvignon 65%

Merlot 24%

Petit Verdot 6%

Cabernet Franc 5%

Producer

Château Branaire-Ducru

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Appellation

Saint-Julien

Classification

4ème Grand Cru Classé

Terroir

Left Bank

Vintage

2017

Color

Red

Type of aging

Raised under wood

Operating temperature

Between 16° and 18° C

Storage

Bottle lying down

Présentation +

Château Branaire-Ducru

The Château Branaire-Ducru is one of the most modern Domaines from Saint-Julien, whose particularly elegant wines invite nothing but pleasure. The first owner was a Bordeaux notary, Jean-Baptiste Braneyre, who in 1680 fully perceived its potential.

The Château as we know it today was built by his descendants, the Duluc family.

In 1855, the Château Branaire was named Fourth Grand Cru Classé in the famous classification formalized for the Paris World's Fair. The name Branaire (Duluc-Ducru) was finally adopted by Gustave Ducru in 1857. It wasn't until 1988 that it came under the banner of the Maroteaux family, marking the beginning of an era of modernity with the aim of producing great wines, irreproachable in expression and complexity. Today, François-Xavier Maroteaux is the second generation to uphold this philosophy.

The Château Branaire-Ducru lies on magnificent soil of deep gravel over clay, facing the Gironde estuary. The 60-hectare vineyard is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc.

The estate also produces a Second wine, Duluc de Branaire-Ducru.

The wines of Château Branaire-Ducru are wines of emotion: fleshy, complex and sign a true expression of fruit.

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Notes +

Critics Château Branaire-Ducru 2017.

Wine Spectator

92/100

Wine Independent - L. Perrotti

94/100

Description +

Description Château Branaire-Ducru 2017.

Branaire-Ducru 2017 offers a beautiful personality on tasting.

The already expressive nose reveals a harmonious complexity of fruit. The palate opens with a tight weave of fine tannins. Freshness is omnipresent, thanks to the combination of moderate alcohol (13°2) and good acidity (pH 3.65), and follows the wine through to a surprisingly long finish.

The 2017 vintage, which began in difficult conditions, will finally have enabled Château to build a wine of character, true to their signature, in line with their very fine vintages.