2000 Branaire-Ducru

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Saint Julien

Bordeaux

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Merlot, 3.5% Cabernet Franc, 2.5% Petit Verdot (2024 vintage)

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Branaire had its latest harvest since 1993, picking during the first half of October, with no rot until the very end, according to director Philippe Dhalluin. In fact, he adds, the cabernet sauvignon came in with higher potential alcohol on average than the fruit in 2000 ("the weather after October 9 was great"), and the pH of the 2001 is actually a bit higher than that of the 2000. Dhalluin describes the young 2001 as "a rich, deep, fruity wine, analytically very much like the 2000. We were careful about extraction: we'd much rather do a long and gentle maceration than a lot of pumping over."

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