Bordeaux
Château Brane-Cantenac - Margaux - Margaux de Brane - Rouge - 2018
Characteristics
Country / Region: Bordeaux
Vintage: 2018
Name: AOP Margaux
Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot
Alcohol: 13.5 vol.
Color: Red
Capacity: 75 cl
AWARDS
Estate rated 2 stars in the Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2022 (RVF)
Estate rated 4 stars in the Guide Bettane + Desseauve 2022
Wine:
Silky and elegant, the 2018 Red Margaux de Brane offers precise winemaking, pure and uncluttered flavors of fruit, with supple tannins. It is a tender and mellow wine, full of flavor due to a beautiful climatology, carried by many aromas, which can already accompany roast poultry or a rack of pork with thyme.Vinification:
Hand harvested, soft extraction by pigeage, aged in barrels for 3/4 new and 1/4 of a wine.Color:
Deep purple red.Nose:
Notes of black fruits mixed with floral touches.Palate:
Silky and elegant, It is a tender and mellow wine, full of flavour, with supple tannins, offering a shimmering and harmonious aromatic palette.
Temperature:
Serve between 16 and 18°C.Food and wine pairing:
Roasted poultry, rack of pork with thyme, veal escalope with morels, roasted quail with chestnuts, risotto with ceps, cheeses.Cellar aging:
From now until 2028Thanks to the vision, passion and expertise of Henri Lurton, who manages the estate with panache and talent, the Château Brane-Cantenac has become one of the most sought-after Grands Crus Classés (Classified Growth) of Margaux. The vineyard masters each vintage with unfailing regularity. Here, the finesse and delicacy of the Margaux terroir is never hidden between a too overpowering texture. The wines are elegant and refined, an ode to this exceptional winemaking region.