Chateau Brane Cantenac, Margaux 2016 Viosinho forests and coastal fringes

forests and coastal fringes

Very fresh with inviting aromas of ripe black and red fruit

hazelnuts shells

all of the Pinot Noir fruit used for this wine is from the 2012 vintage

beautiful nose

Chateau Brane Cantenac, Margaux 2016 Viosinho forests and coastal fringesThe 2016 Brane Cantenac has been on a roll of late, under the watchful eye of Henri Lurton. This latest bottled vintage is superb. The divine, pure blackberry and bilberry bouquet develops touches of graphite in the glass. The palate is medium bodied with fine tannin, silky smooth texture and a superb bead of acidity. This is not a powerful Brane Cantenac, and it is perhaps less austere than I suspected en primeur, but it should drink beautifully over