2024 Baron de Brane
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The 2024 Baron De Brane is equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon from healthy yields of 46 hectoliters per hectare that will spend 12 months in just 15% new oak. This juicy, medium-bodied, vibrant second wine has pretty cherries, mulberries, spice, and floral notes in a balanced, very pretty style that's going to shine right out of the gate. It has terrific purity of fruit.
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
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The 2024 Baron de Brane offers up aromas of dark berries and cigar wrapper followed by a medium-bodied, velvety and soft palate underpinned by bright acids.
Good quality, brushed tannins, an impression even on the aromatics of precision and careful construction. Again an inky quality that gives texture and interest, the fruit is a little on the edge of ripeness, but such lovely sappy fruit. April 1, 1925 Léonce Recapet bought Brane Cantenac, so this is their 100th anniversary of the Lurton family ownership, now under Henri Lurton. 15.5% press wine. 3.52 pH. 46.6 hl/ha. Harvest 17 September to 8 October. 40% of overall blend.
The 2024 Baron de Brane is aromatic and brisk in its first impression. Strong floral and savory notes lead into a core of dark blue/purplish fruit. Lavender, spice, dried herbs and menthol open with a bit of time in the glass. In 2024, the Baron is gracious and inviting. Production will be down by about 50% because of selection, with many of the lots going into Margaux de Brane, the chateau's third wine.
About the producer
Château Brane-Cantenac has been a consistent performer in the Margaux wine appellation since Henri Lurton took over the property, but thanks to replanting and investment in the last decade, quality has seen another sharp upswing.