Chateau Brane-Cantenac 2002

Tasting note:

"Notes of damp earth, composty, leafy vegetation and sweet currants, plums, and cherries in addition to some licorice jump from the glass of this evolved, deep ruby-colored wine that shows medium body, excellent concentration, an elegant but pure style, and nice texture and length. "

Chateau Brane Cantenac

The vineyard abuts other Margaux châteaux, including Château Cantenac-Brown and Château Boyd-Cantenac, in separate lots totalling 94 hectares (230 acres). The grape varieties cultivated are 62.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 0.5 Carmenère Producing annually 30,000 cases, Brane-Cantenac makes in addition to its Grand vin, the second wine Baron de Brane, an additional label named Château Notton using grapes from the Notton vineyard, a plot acquired from Château d'Angludet, and a generic Margaux wine with grapes sourced from young vineyards.