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Tasting notes
Score 87/100 · Wine Spectator

Shows good finesse for the vintage. Cedar and berry aromas and flavors, with fine tannins and a silky finish. Better in 1999. Wine Spectator, 31 Jan 1997.

Critic scores

Critic scores
88
88/100

Average Score

87
87/100

Wine Spectator

89
89/100

Robert Parker

More reviews and scores

89 points
Robert Parker
Score 89/100 · Robert Parker

One of the most stylish, complex, and remarkably delicious wines of the vintage, this charmer possesses a dark ruby/purple color, as well as an excellent, sweet nose of cassis, spice, and an intriguing floral component. Soft and savory, with pure, toasty, black fruit flavors, this luscious, low acid wine has managed to avoid the vintage's tough tannin. I'm not sure this wine has the potential to be outstanding, but it is very close. It is one of the vintage's more attractive values for a top classified growth. It should drink well for 12-16 years. Feb 1997, www.robertparker.com

About the producer

Château Branaire-Ducru - producer
Branaire Ducru

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.

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