Long Distance Runner: Brane-Cantenac 1924-2015
BY NEAL MARTIN |
A friend and I were recently discussing films when he asked: “You know what is the greatest film of all time?”
I considered the classics. The Bicycle Thieves? Citizen Kane? Vertigo? La Règle du Jeu? Rashomon? Maybe even Alfonso Cuarón’s recently released Roma?
“The best film has to be Love Actually. The one by the bloke who did Four Weddings.”
There followed a pregnant pause. I might have stared with a mixture of shock and pity.
“You mean by Richard Curtis?” I ask.
“It’s just amazing.”
“But that’s just a bunch of A-list actors crammed into a saccharine Christmas movie stuffed with every annoying cliché about Britain, featuring Tiffany from Eastenders, Ant and Dec and Girls Aloud.”
To be honest, I did not respond as such. I just mumbled a “Yeah… maybe” and changed the subject. I was not in the mood to argue.
True, Brane-Cantenac has had its ups and downs over the years, but it is now creating some of its best ever wines. In one of the most comprehensive verticals ever written, I examine the estate from its formation to the present day and what influences the character of this singular Margaux.
