Chateau Brane Cantenac, Margaux 2016 Fino Hints of vanilla and banana

Hints of vanilla and banana

Based on a single vineyard Barolo wine from producer Ettore Germano

The Bien Nacido Chardonnay is wonderfully nutty

but somehow the juice keeps the upper hand

This wine will pair beautifully with lean meats

Chateau Brane Cantenac, Margaux 2016 Fino Hints of vanilla and bananaThe 2016 Brane Cantenac has been on a roll of late, under the watchful eye of Henri Lurton. This latest bottled vintage is superb. The divine, pure blackberry and bilberry bouquet develops touches of graphite in the glass. The palate is medium bodied with fine tannin, silky smooth texture and a superb bead of acidity. This is not a powerful Brane Cantenac, and it is perhaps less austere than I suspected en primeur, but it should drink beautifully over