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2017 Château Branaire-Ducru, St Julien, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (65%), Merlot (24%), Petit Verdot (6.5%), Cabernet Franc (4.5%)
Ready - youthful (Drink 2022 - 2039)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
89/100
Product: 20178003230

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2017 Château Branaire-Ducru, St Julien, Bordeaux

Description

A vivid crimson, the 2017 is a blend of 65 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 24 percent Merlot, four and a half percent Cabernet Franc and six and a half percent Petit Verdot. There is a slight earthy note to the nose, mingled with red fruit and spice. Medium-bodied, the palate has stylish, juicy fruit with grippy soft tannins and a core of ethereal acidity and freshness. It finishes with a consistent, saline minerality and a long, fine finish. Very charming.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2017
Alcohol % 13%
Maturity Ready - youthful (2022 - 2039)
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (65%), Merlot (24%), Petit Verdot (6.5%), Cabernet Franc (4.5%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Branaire-Ducru

Critics reviews

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 89/100

Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Branaire-Ducru gives up plum preserves, baked blackcurrants, kirsch and boysenberries with hints of earth, tobacco, herbs and pencil lead. Medium-bodied, the palate is fresh and clean with herbal sparks and a slight chew to the texture, finishing savory.

Drink 2020 - 2030
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate (Mar 2020)

About this wine

Saint-Julien

Saint-Julien

St Julien is the smallest of the ‘Big Four’ Médoc communes although, without any First Growths, it is recognised to be the most consistent of the main communes with many châteaux turning out impressive wines year after year. The wines can be judged as much by texture as flavour, and there is a sleek, wholesome character to the best. At their very finest they combine Margaux’s elegance and refinement with Pauillac’s power and substance.
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