2016 Château Branaire-Ducru, St Julien, Bordeaux Newly Published Brimming with juicy red and

Brimming with juicy red and black forest fruits yet with a savoury twist of graphite

reached its peak of maturity so that we could enjoy the result many years later

Lots of life and sweetness but this bottle is just starting to dry out

The work to rejuvenate the estate was initiated by entrepreneur Pascal Roux

integrated acidity

2016 Château Branaire-Ducru, St Julien, Bordeaux Newly Published Brimming with juicy red andCabernet Sauvignon 64%. Merlot 27%, Petit Verdot 6%, Cabernet Franc 3%. Deep in colour, this has top notes of red fruit and cedar. The palate is very suave with an underlying freshness. This wine has a lovely weight, with some pleasing cassis notes on the mid palate. It has a lovely, fine finish with some crunchy blackcurrant fruit. Very poised and elegant, Branaires 2016 has great finesse. Berry Bros. & Rudd