Jamessuckling.com | JS 90
Published: Feb 13, 2017

Quite oaky, but this has a lot of tannic power, berry fruits and freshness that will carry this far into the future. Turns fruity and polished. Second wine of Brane-Cantenac. Drink in 2020.

Decanter | D 89
Published: Nov 24, 2017
Drink: 2019-2026

A late harvest which favoured Cabernet Sauvignon, which is why so much of it went into the grand vin. So this second wine has a higher proportion of Merlot, and a tiny amount of Carmenère (0.5%) which was starting to reach maturity in the vineyard at this point. It's still extremely young at almost four years old and needs another few years to fully soften out, but it's proof of the quality at Brane right now.