2005 Chateau Brane Cantenac Margaux
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86 Points | Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine
91(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2008
($70-$100) Good bright red-ruby. Subdued but pure aromas of currant, dark chocolate and sexy oak. Moderately sweet, medium-bodied and vinous, with ripe acidity and a floral element providing mid-palate lift. Still a bit medicinal and unevolved, but this has the serious structure to develop slowly and well in bottle. Finishes long and firm.
92 Points | Wine Spectator
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excellent
01/25/2009
by Russell10687341
well balanced, good nose, excellent finish
Great 2nd Growth Margaux.. Hold unitil 2011
06/22/2009
by Seiler13298509
We opened this bottle in Las Vegas at Legends paired with New York cut and Lobster tail. We finished the Bottle next to the pool with an Ashton ESG. Both proved to be GREAT pairings. This wine presented with a deep ruby color. This is a young wine (2005) so I was not concerned with bricking or spoil. The aromas of floral and currant were pronounced and inquiring. There were complicated flavors of black cherry, oak, smoke and a resident dark chocolate in the background. Although the tannins were slightly high, the intensity of the flavors suggests this wine was opened a couple years too soon. This proved to be a semi-sweet, medium bodied, structured wine with a delightfully solid and long finish. This is a respectable, enjoyable second growth Margaux that should be enjoyed after 2011.