94
Inside Bordeaux
Jane Anson
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10 Sep 25
Slow unroll, juicy berry fruit, this is blueberry and raspberry coulis, some juicy hedgerow character, slate, campfire, gunsmoke, a delicious wine in the style of 2017. A cooler vintage, but with better frost protection than in 2017, allowing for a 4hl/h yield, 3.56ph, 100% new French oak barrels, harvest September 23 to October 7. Eric Boissenot consultant, Henri Lurton owner, Christophe Capdeville technical director.
Drinking Date: 2028 - 2046
94
The Wine Independent
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
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23 Apr 24
The 2021 Brane-Cantenac is deep garnet-purple in color. After a swirl or two, notes of black raspberries, juicy blackberries, and cassis come barreling out of the glass, plus nuances of dried herbs and graphite. The light to medium-bodied palate offers great tension and intensity, with fine-grained tannins and a long, savory finish.
Drinking Date: 2026 - 2036
93
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
William Kelley
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08 Feb 24
The 2021 Brane-Cantenac offers up aromas of sweet dark berries mingled with mint, vanilla pod and spices. It shows its élevage and malolactic fermentation in new oak more prominently than it did en primeur. Medium to full-bodied, with good depth and concentration, it's bright and velvety, with plenty of structuring barrel tannin and a vanillin-inflected finish. The quality of Brane's terroirs and a strict selection shows through, so if it can digest its oak more completely, this will prove exceptional.
Drinking Date: 2025 - 2041
92
Vinous
Neal Martin
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11 Sep 25
The 2021 Brane-Cantenac clearly has less fruit than the 2019 and 2020, though it retains delineation and focus as blackberry meets graphite and pencil shavings. It simmers with anticipation, but will never deliver aromatics like the previous two vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit and fine delineation, not as complex or as pixelated as the best vintages, but there is plenty of fruit on the finish and a surprisingly sweet aftertaste. Give this four to five years in bottle. Tasted at the Brane-Cantenac vertical at the château in September 2025.
Drinking Date: 2029 - 2049
16.5
Jancis Robinson
James Lawther
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05 Sep 25
74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Carmenère and 1% Petit Verdot. 41.2 hl/ha.Deep crimson hue. Lovely purity of fruit. Already quite expressive, the Cabernet notes coming though, particularly on the palate. Not quite the intensity of the very top years but structured. Good potential for medium-term drinking. (JL)
Drinking Date: 2028 - 2045