Château Branaire-Ducru 2022 - 4. Cru Classé - Saint Julien

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I Saint-Julien står Château Branaire-Ducru som et symbol på finesse og drikkeglæde – vine skabt til at nydes, ikke blot beundres. Siden Maroteaux-familien overtog slottet for 35 år siden, har målet været klart: at forene friskhed, præcision og en naturlig elegance. Sammen med vinmager Jean-Dominique Videau har François-Xavier Maroteaux løftet Branaire-Ducru til nye højder, og 2022 markerer et højdepunkt i denne udvikling.

Årgangen viser, hvordan selv et varmt og tørt år kan give vin med balance og liv. Duften er intens og raffineret med noter af solbær, brombær, viol og lette krydderier. I munden er den generøs og silkeblød, med moden frugt, frisk syre og en lang, harmonisk afslutning. En strålende Branaire-Ducru, hvor energi og elegance går hånd i hånd – et af slottets mest helstøbte udtryk i de seneste to årtier.

  • Jeb Dunnuck

    Darker currants, leafy herbs, graphite, tobacco, and subtle orange zest-like nuances all emerge from the 2022 Château Branaire-Ducru, a ripe, concentrated, flawlessly balanced Saint-Julien. With medium to full-bodied richness, a concentrated, layered mouthfeel, and plenty of tannins, it's another no-brainer of a 2022 that readers will love to have in their cellar. The 2022 is 60.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31.5% Merlot, 5.5% Cabernet Franc, and the balance Petit Verdot, aged 18 months in oak.

    97/100
  • JamesSuckling.com

    Blackcurrants and pencil shavings with such intense but subtle character on the nose. Some crushed stones as well. Full-bodied and dense with layers of polished tannins that are integrated and focused, creamy and caressing. Very long and persistent. 60.5% cabernet sauvignon, 31.5% merlot, 5.5% cabernet franc and 2.5% petit verdot. Best after 2028.

    96/100
  • Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

    The 2022 Branaire-Ducru has turned out just as brilliantly as I had hoped. Offering up a deep bouquet of crème de cassis and blackberries mingled with pencil shavings, burning embers and cigar box, it's medium to full-bodied, velvety and unctuous, with a rich core of fruit, lively acids and sweet structuring tannins. Iterated and complete, it concludes with a long, broad finish. This blend of 60.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31.5% Merlot, 5.5% Cabernet Franc and 2.5% Petit Verdot is worth a special effort to seek out.

    96/100
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Château Branaire-Ducru

Den første ejer af Château Branaire-Ducru etablerede slottet ved at købe et stykke jord af Château Beychevelle, som på daværende tidspunkt var ejet af den franske konge. Slottet var ejet af Louise du Luc, da det i 1855 blev klassificeret som 4. Cru i den nye klassifikation af de bedste ejendomme på Médoc.

I dag hedder ejeren Patrick Maroteaux. Han købte slottet i 1988 af familien Tari fra Château Giscours i Margaux. Siden 1991 har man på slottet skabt vinen i den nye gæringskælder, hvor vinen finder vej gennem processen ved hjælp af tyngdekraften, altså helt uden brug af pumper. Dermed undgås iltning af mosten.

Den færdige vin lagres i omkring 18 måneder på egefade, hvoraf 60% fornys hvert år.

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  • BEPLANTNING

    70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc og 3% Petit Verdot

  • AREAL

    60 hektar

  • SLOTTETS ANDEN VIN

    Duluc de Branaire-Ducru

  • EJER

    Patrick Maroteaux

  • LINK

    http://www.branaire.com/

 

97/100

Darker currants, leafy herbs, graphite, tobacco, and subtle orange zest-like nuances all emerge from the 2022 Château Branaire-Ducru, a ripe, concentrated, flawlessly balanced Saint-Julien. With medium to full-bodied richness, a concentrated, layered mouthfeel, and plenty of tannins, it's another no-brainer of a 2022 that readers will love to have in their cellar. The 2022 is 60.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31.5% Merlot, 5.5% Cabernet Franc, and the balance Petit Verdot, aged 18 months in oak.

96/100

Blackcurrants and pencil shavings with such intense but subtle character on the nose. Some crushed stones as well. Full-bodied and dense with layers of polished tannins that are integrated and focused, creamy and caressing. Very long and persistent. 60.5% cabernet sauvignon, 31.5% merlot, 5.5% cabernet franc and 2.5% petit verdot. Best after 2028.

96/100

The 2022 Branaire-Ducru has turned out just as brilliantly as I had hoped. Offering up a deep bouquet of crème de cassis and blackberries mingled with pencil shavings, burning embers and cigar box, it's medium to full-bodied, velvety and unctuous, with a rich core of fruit, lively acids and sweet structuring tannins. Iterated and complete, it concludes with a long, broad finish. This blend of 60.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31.5% Merlot, 5.5% Cabernet Franc and 2.5% Petit Verdot is worth a special effort to seek out.