Margaux- Baron de Brane 2005

The great 2005 vintage is now coming to the shops. This is a very good vintage which means the wines need time before it is drinkable. Baron de Brane is the second wine of Brane Cantenac (2 Grand Cru Classee from Margaux) and the price has gone up no less than 10€ since the previous good vintageand now costs 24€ at Nicolas. Its a lovely wine with rdéd berries vanilla and smooth integrated tannins thanks to the high Merlot content (48%) but it is way to expensive dspite the charcteristics in french below....

Robe pourpre à l’intensité colorante soutenue, présence de reflets violacés

Forte intensité aromatique. Nez dominé par des arômes de fruits rouges, enrichi de notes fraîches

(menthol) florales et de réglisse.

Attaque souple et beaucoup de fraîcheur et de concentration en milieu de bouche.

Un vin très équilibré et à la longueur généreuse qui offrira un potentiel de garde important.

Brane Cantenac

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