1978 Branaire Ducru
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The 1978 is not up to the quality level of the 1979. The wine has good color, an attractive, spicy, ripe bouquet, but on the palate it has a sharpness and angular quality that gives it an attenuated feel. Anticipated maturity: Now. Last tasted, 11/88.
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The 1978 is not up to the quality level of the 1979. The wine has good color, an attractive, spicy, ripe bouquet, but on the palate it has a sharpness and angular quality that gives it an attenuated feel. Anticipated maturity: Now. Last tasted, 11/88. Jan 1998, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
This Fourth Growth estate, just a stone’s throw from the wide expanse of the Gironde estuary, has been revitalised under the stewardship of former banker and businessman Patrick Maroteaux, who purchased the property in 1988.