Château Brane-Cantenac

Margaux

2023

Blend

77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20 % Merlot, 1% Carmenère, 1% Petit Verdot

Wine designation

Château Brane-Cantenac, Red, 2023
Category : Margaux, 2ème Grand Cru Classé, Bordeaux

Food pairing

Pair alongside your favorite pepper steak or alongside a flavorful winter beef stew.

Data sheet

Château Brane-Cantenac

Margaux

2023

Tasting notes

Dark, intense color. Very aromatic, intense, fine, pure and fruity nose. Minutious on entry, the wine immediately asserts itself with its fatness. Slightly less fragrant at this age than usual, but with a richer structure, this 2023 regains its taste and fine tannins with persistence. The finish is sappy, long, still full-bodied, with well-wrapped tannins.

Vineyard

Vineyard size: 72 hectares

Soil composition: Gravel based soil with a many small stones in the upper layers of the soil as well as a rich subsoil of clay and minerals.

Winemaking

Fermentation container: A very careful parcel selection, vinification in new wooden vats.

Maceration technique: Vinification is tailor-made, with each vat being tasted daily to adjust the extraction operations and set the fermentation temperature.

Aging: Oak Barrels

18 months ageing, with 50% new barrels

Type of oak: French

Winemaker: Christophe Capdeville

Consulting œnologist: Eric Boissenot

Heritage in the vineyard

Domaine

Purchased by the Lurton family in 1922, Henry Lurton has managed the property since 1992. Château Brane-Cantenac continues to produce outstanding wines using updated technology and remaining faithful to the family’s traditional values to form the intrinsic identity of Brane-Cantenac.

Green in the vineyard

Environmental practices

A vineyard run according to sustainable agriculture, the objective being to optimize economic performance by controlling inputs, to limit their environmental impacts. A portion of the vineyard is run in accordance to organic methods.