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2017 Boyd-Cantenac

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Margaux Grand Cru Classé

Bordeaux

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Bordeaux Blend (2013 vintage)

Vintages
201720152014201320122011201020091982
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Brane-Cantenac is a château that has been on a roll recently under proprietor Henri Lurton. The “Pauillac of Margaux” veers towards a classic style, more often than not, a tricky and deceptive wine to taste out of barrel. It can feel austere and even a little green however, as the wines mature these characteristics are subsumed and impart real complexity. You just have to be patient and keep faith. Unfortunately Henri told me that the vineyard was not spared frost damage. “Around 35% was destroyed and so we are going to mostly replant these parcels,” he told me. “They were mainly plots that go into the deuxième vin, Baron de Brane, than the Grand Vin. After that we now use drones to monitor the growth of the vine. Unlike in 1991 when the Brane-Cantenac came entirely from second generation fruit, in 2017 there is very little.”