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Le Baron de Brane
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2022
Le Baron de Brane (Margaux)
Flowers, cherries, spice and licorice aromas are easy to find. On the palate, the wine is elegant fresh, soft, and supple, with a nice sweetness to the fruits and a refined texture in the finish. This baby Brane is perfect to enjoy on release while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop. The wine blends 65% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, 13.5% ABV. Drink from 2025-2037. 91-93 Pts. 3,940 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
2021
Le Baron de Brane (Margaux)
Flowers and black currants are found in the nose of this early, drinking, ready-to-go, forward, medium-bodied, lightly fruited, easy to like charmer. Drink from 2023-2030. 88-90 2,514 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
2020
Le Baron de Brane (Margaux)
Roses, smoke, spice and red currants form the core of this forward, medium-bodied, silky textured wine that is already showing well. The refined palate, with all of its supple, creamy red fruits hits everything just right. This is perfect to enjoy on release while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop. This is a good example of a baby Brane Cantenac. Drink from 2023-2034. 2,891 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023Forward, medium-bodied, early drinking, silky textured wine that is already showing well. There is sweetness, refined textures and lift on the palate and finish with a fun touch of spice on the backend. 90-92 Pts 4,614 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
2019
Le Baron de Brane (Margaux)
Smoky, forest floor, cedar, herbs, and savory red fruits come through in the nose. On the palate, the wine is elegant, soft, fresh, and fruit. This is already so easy to drink, with its silky-textured, plummy palate, you can enjoy it today and over the next decade or longer while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop. Drink from 2022-2031. 3,536 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022Medium-bodied, elegant, soft, fresh and juicy, with loads of ripe, sweet, plums, cherries, herbs and thyme on the nose and palate. The wine is forward, silky and ready for prime time drinking on release while waiting for the Grand Vin to come around. 90-92 Pts 4,535 Views Tasted Jun 16, 2020 |
2018
Le Baron de Brane (Margaux)
Flowers and cassis meld together perfectly in this medium-bodied, forward, soft, elegant, sweet, red berry filled charmer. Enjoy this while waiting the Grand Vin to develop. 2,496 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021Ruby in color, the wine is spicy, fruity, floral, forward, medium-bodied and already showing off its sweet cherry charms. Enjoy this while awaiting the sublime 2018 to develop. 89-91 Pts 3,565 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
2017
Le Baron de Brane (Margaux)
Fresh, bright, sweet red fruits, this wine is medium bodied, soft, elegant and ready for prime time drinking on release. 3,184 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
2016
Le Baron de Brane (Margaux)
Bright, fresh, refined, medium-bodied and ready to go, there is a nice. sweet, lively core of red cherries and plums that are found on the nose and palate. You can drink this now quite easily for pleasure. The wine was made from blending 65% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Cabernet Franc. 4,642 Views Tasted Oct 19, 2019 |
2015
Le Baron de Brane (Margaux)
Much better in bottle than barrel. With time, the wine has filled out, softened and developed more of its refined, early-drinking, soft textured, floral charm. This is perfect for restaurants today. 5,128 Views Tasted Oct 19, 2019Light but charming with freshness and sweetness to the red fruit-oriented wine. Drink this young. 86 - 88 Pts 4,145 Views Tasted Apr 21, 2016 |
2012
Le Baron de Brane (Margaux)
Sweet and tart red berries, medium body and a short finish. 84-86 Pts 6,795 Views Tasted Apr 25, 2013 |
2011
Le Baron de Brane (Margaux)
Blending an even split of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, red and black berries with earth, medium body and a soft, red cherry finish. 84-85 Pts 7,939 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2012 |
2010
Le Baron de Brane (Margaux)
Baron de Brane – Blackberry, oak and coca scents open to an easy to drink, fresh, medium-bodied Margaux wine. 86-89 Pts 5,715 Views Tasted Apr 20, 2011 |