| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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2009 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/24/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine: 93 pointsHWS Bordeaux 2009 vs 2010 (By me): The bouquet is still a bit lactic, but also luxurious with beautiful oak and cedar and some bell pepper. On the palate juicy red and dark berries, fresh acidity and round tannin. An elegant and delicious wine of great finesse. Very young maturity stage now. |
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1995 Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/24/2024 - ankitmehra Likes this wine: 94 pointsPerhaps an imbibed decision to open this after a bottle of Morey-Saint-Denis at dinner, but after reading about the vinification changes Château Branaire-Ducru have undergone since the 1990s, I was eager to try a bottle from that period. Enjoying many of the bottles I've tried from the 1995 vintage, it was a no-brainer when I saw this bottle for sale and that confidence was rewarded after a 30 minute decant last night. The 1995 Château Branaire-Ducru opened up wonderfully, drinking younger than anticipated and boasting a lot of power over the course of two hours. The nose medlied lots of classic Bordeaux qualities as blackcurrants, cigar box, pencil shavings and a hint of smoke all came together. The fruit was singing as the upfront was packed with blackberries and even a hint of rhubarb before the mid-palate moved into a backbone of cedar wood, licorice and a hint of earthiness. The power of this bottle was well represented in the finish as notes of crème de cassis and meatiness came across an elongated finish that boasted racy acidity. |
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2006 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/23/2024 - MindMuse wrote: 88 pointsRather a remarkable amount of fine (and ultra fine) sediment for a 375 bottle. Decently pleasant and proper claret. Probably aging more favorably in 750s. |
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2000 Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/21/2024 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 91 pointsPop n Poured from a 375ml and consumed over a 90 minute period. More similar to my most recent 2021 note. This might be fading a bit. Fully mature, silky, smooth, and resolved tannin. True to its St Julien roots. Drink up! |
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2005 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/21/2024 - LIE-user Likes this wine: 94 pointsWhat a great wine. Bordeaux in its truest form. Drunk from a magnum bottle, therefore perhaps a little bonus. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
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2009 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/13/2024 - WhooskeyWine Likes this wine: 92 pointsMedium ruby with slight brickish tinge. Bright bouquet, with aromas of bell pepper, blackberry, cassis, iron, plum, stone. Plus body, plus tannins, plus acid. Grippy yet supple tannins with lengthy finish. Coming from a magnum bottle, still needs more time to develop, but otherwise drinking well. 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
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2005 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/9/2024 - platpeeps Likes this wine: 91 pointsFresh and elegant, with plump sweet darks fruits counterbalanced with a savoury backbone. There were some pleasing grippy tannins and a gentle lingering finish, only marred by a slightly bitter note. A fine wine nonetheless. CHP 91 pts |
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2006 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/17/2023 - grandvin100 Likes this wine: 90 pointsNice St. Julien! Black fruit, cherry and a little mint on the nose. Smooth, very easy to drink. My counterpart that evening couldn't get enough of this wine... |
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2003 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/8/2024 - Michael T. Zoppo Likes this wine: NRMy WOTN. You cannot believe this is a 2003. Not a hint of over-ripeness--just pure elegance. Earthy nose that screams Bordeaux. On the palate, I loved the interplay of florals and red fruits. So silky. What a joy. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (6) |
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1996 Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/8/2024 - steveiiiiii Does not like this wine: NRSo much Brett its hard to to find anything else. Not putting it as flawed since others might like this style but I don't. Fourth bottle from same case and the Brett takes over more and more. |
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2003 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/4/2024 - liber Likes this wine: 92 points7th of 12, opened an hour then decanted 45 minutes, perfect cork and level - youthful robe, purple rim on first pour, dense and glossy, attractive fruit driven bouquet and palate but decent complexity and length including Branaire's chocolate marker; however after an hour fruit suddenly diminished showing a fairly coarse tannin structure, balance and fruit seemed ok initially so I left confused by this and the marking reflects early impressions with final glass more like 89-90, upside I think, 11+ years? F (17.5). |
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2020 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/3/2024 - Everything Ahead wrote: 93 pointsBeautiful nose on this of dark fruits, charcoal, lead pencil, minerals and hints of incense and some high-toned floral notes as well. This was decanted several hours and followed over 2 nights, and really sang after just an hour or two of air time. This bottle was better than the previous and with 10+ years of aging I can definitely see this going up a couple of points. Everything in balance (if a little oaky at the moment, but that will be absorbed into the fruit in time). Medium-to full bodied. Classy wine. One to stock up on and age a while. Rating: 93+ |
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1998 Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/31/2024 - mmiller94 Likes this wine: 93 pointsGorgeous lazer-focused black currant fruit, leather, dried violet, forest floor, beautiful, aristocratic old St. Julien. I’m |
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2000 Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/2/2024 - hoservin Likes this wine: 93 pointsDecanted for one hour. Nose of blackberry, currant, graphite, tobacco and cedar. Blackberry, currant, cedar, graphite, anise and tobacco notes are well integrated on the palate. A very long finish with elegant balance. Medium to full bodied. Drinking beautifully. Served with reverse seared filet mignon and hollandaise. |
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2018 Duluc de Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/31/2024 - YackAttack213 Likes this wine: 91 points🐽 a bit austere on opening, floral, dark fruit. |
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2003 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/30/2024 - Cliff Booth Likes this wine: 91 points1-hour decant; light aromas of red fruit, raspberry and a chocolate note; lovely balance, slightly elevated acidity, closing with a hard-to-define but lengthy finish; very pleasing - drink up. |
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2001 Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/29/2024 - melvinyeowq wrote: 92 pointsBordeaux night: Slightly darker fruit and more extracted than the ‘96 but without being overdone. Still resolutely old-school and its austerity suggests that this wine has some way to go yet. |
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1996 Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/29/2024 - melvinyeowq wrote: 93 pointsBordeaux night: Both Branaires showed similarly and punched well above their weight. Old-school in a good way with a little brett and rusticity that benefited rather than detracted from the wine, energetic dark red fruit for its age. In a great spot. |
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2004 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/23/2024 - Eric wrote: NR2004 Bordeaux at 20 years courtesy of Mark Taylor; 3/23/2024-3/24/2024 (Atlanta, GA): Green, tobacco, chocolate covered cherry, some ripe dried fruit notes emerging, lean, not so giving, vitamin pill, very tannic finish. The least giving wine of the flight. My #6 and the group #5. Guessed incorrectly as the Quinault L'Enclos. |
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2020 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/27/2024 - Chupeaka Likes this wine: 93 pointsStill really young. Will really improve with age. |
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2015 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/22/2024 - Ruach Likes this wine: 91 pointsStill excellent and getting even better. |
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2005 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/22/2024 - N.Bonaparte wrote: 93 pointsAbout a year since my last bottle. This really benefitted from 90 min in the glass. This is a very subtle and smooth wine. Still a bit of subdued cherry fruit up front which leads into a well balanced wine. This is borderline delicate. Finish is a bit short. This must be drinking at peak unless you prefer a fully stripped wine that is utterly boring. This is best consumed in the near term. This would pair well with chicken or fish. Revisit 2025 |
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2021 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/4/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine: 92 pointsUGCB Amsterdam, walkaround tasting so just short notes.: Beautiful dark berries, juicy and round acidity, some herbal notes, good length. Beautiful wine. 91 – 92 |
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2018 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
3/19/2024 - Dfortin9 Likes this wine: 94 pointsAromatic and intense showing blackberry jam, plum, spice and violet. Full bodied, medium acidity and already well integrated medium grained tannins. At its early stage of drinkability and already demonstrates some layers of complexity. Still two to go, can’t wait to taste the evolution. NI:4, FI:23, FC:8, B:4, L:5 |
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2004 Château Branaire-DucruSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/24/2024 - Cailles wrote: 89 pointsBordeaux 2004 - 20 Years On - 33 Reds: All wines tasted blind, not decanted. Observations: 1) 2004 is a mediocre vintage overall, with many pleasant wines, but without the depth of better years. 2) At the top, the vintage produced some classic, old-school wines with lots of freshness and fresh fruit. 3) At the lower end, many wines lacked fruit and ripe tannins, resulting in some astringent and slightly drying wines. 4) An alarming number of Right Bank wines (5 out of 16, no Left Bank wine) were oxidized, including some heavyweights like Petrus, Evangile or Figeac. An unacceptably high proportion of faulty wines. 5) I’m not sure that the 2004 are currently in a good phase, many of my scores were lower than in previous tastings. The question is if it’s just a weaker phase or the beginning of the end. 6) At the top and the only wine >95pts was a layered Le Pin (rated 96pts), with a charming Vieux Chateau Certan, a surprising Issan and Clos l'Eglise, as well as an elegant Lafite sharing second place (all rated 94pts). |
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