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Tasting notes

Tasting notes
Score 88/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, Aug 2020

Critic scores

Critic scores
88
88/100

Average Score

87
87/100

Wine Spectator

15
15/20

Jancis Robinson MW

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15.5 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 15.5/20 · Drink 2010-2017, Jancis Robinson MW, Jun 2009

Rather dull nose and very dusty tannins. I just can't see why anyone would pay this money for this relatively little reward. Sorry. Pretty chewy tannins. Finishes suddenly. (JR)

15.5 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 15.5/20 · Drink 2008-2014, Jancis Robinson MW, Jan 2004

Very simple, crude and unresolved. Lots of tannin. Needs quite a time! (JR)

89 points
Robert Parker
Score 89/100 · Drink 2002-2017, Robert Parker, Apr 2002

The 1999 Branaire is from an under-rated estate. This is a beautifully perfumed effort revealing scents of graphite, lead pencil shavings, blueberries, raspberries, and black currants. The wine is rich, layered, medium-bodied, pure, and elegant. It is a complex St.-Julien with good flavor depth, soft tannin, and unobtrusive acidity. Drink it now and over the next 12-15+ years.

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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Product details

Grape Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol ABV%

13%

Classification

Quatrième Grand Cru Classé

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