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2008 Château Branaire-Ducru

Red Bordeaux Blend

  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Médoc
  • St. Julien
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Community Tasting Notes 82

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  • CGandur Likes this wine:

    January 22, 2024 - Very nice, lovely drinking, In the zone, will not improve. Drink now/soon

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  • Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 90 points

    December 16, 2023 - Not bad. The nose is quite smoky, with Asian spices and a little dark chocolate, only a hint of fruit. On the palate, it's much the same - a certain silky elegance, some interesting spice and smoke character, but for now, only a smidgen of red berries in terms of fruit. I'm hopeful that the fruit will emerge in another couple of years. For now, it needs food.

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  • bacchus of knockholt Likes this wine: 91 points

    September 1, 2023 - Enjoyed this at the local pub who allowed to BYO. Notes are perfunctory as it was a lively evening. Classic left bank claret with good fruit and complexity and still feeling quite primary. Great stuff.

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  • chatters wrote:

    April 12, 2023 - Coravin fun - Caronne Ste Gemme and Branaire Ducru (My place, Kent Street): From Coravin. Black hued fruits with a little savoury, meaty note and a touch of graphite/pencil shavings, cedar and slight wet tobacco, with time the fruit grows and ripens a little. Juicy, very slightly dilute black fruits married to chewy, woody, chalky tannins, a little wet tobacco and pencil shavings here as well, slight creaminess on the finish. Nice.

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  • brybts Likes this wine: 87 points

    April 11, 2023 - Overall: decent wine, good complexity in the nose but a letdown on the palate. Probably right in its drinking window but with the acid and bright fruit may have another decade of development. The perceived acidity is high so I recommend pairing with food.

    Appearance: ruby, fairly opaque

    Nose: flinty mineral notes immediately present, fruit is integrated with underlying spice notes. Blackberry, raspberry, cinnamon, clove. After a few hours open I picked up something like corn tortillas which was interesting.

    Palate: perceived acidity is high, which brings freshness. Tannins are velvety and integrated. Body is medium. This is not particularly fruity or ripe - it’s bright and then shows the beginning of the tertiary profile. Spices come through, with maybe some cherry and raspberry. There are subtle earthy tones as well.

    Finish: medium, some woodiness, unobtrusive and pleasant

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  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    3/2/2018 (link)

    (Ch Branaire-Ducru St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Vinous

  • By Neal Martin
    2008 Bordeaux: A Day In A Life (Feb 2018), 2/18/2018 (link)

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  • By Richard Hemming, MW
    2/1/2018 (link)

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Winedoctor

  • By Chris Kissack
    February 2018, 2/1/2018 (link)

    (Château Branaire-Ducru St Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Decanter

  • By Jane Anson
    2008 Bordeaux 10 Years on, 1/1/2018 (link)

    (Château Branaire-Ducru, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.

The World of Fine Wine

  • December 2012, Issue #38 (link)

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Winedoctor

  • By Chris Kissack
    November 2012, 11/1/2012 (link)

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The WINEFRONT

  • By Gary Walsh
    8/8/2012 (link)

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  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    7/4/2012 (link)

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Vinous

  • By Stephen Tanzer
    July/August 2011, IWC Issue #157 (link)

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  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    5/4/2011 (link)

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Winedoctor

  • By Chris Kissack
    October 2010 (link)

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The World of Fine Wine

  • June 2009, Issue #24 (link)

    (Château Branaire-Ducru 4ème Cru) Subscribe to see review text.

JancisRobinson.com

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    5/4/2009 (link)

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Vinous

  • By Ian D'Agata
    May/June 2009, IWC Issue #144 (link)

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Winedoctor

  • By Chris Kissack
    April 2009 (link)

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RJonWine.com

  • By Richard Jennings
    1/21/2011 (link) 90 points

    (Château Branaire-Ducru) Dark red violet color; cassis, cedar, coffee nose; tasty, tart cassis, coffee, cedar palate; medium finish (68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot)

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2008
  • Type Red
  • Producer Château Branaire-Ducru
  • Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
  • Designation n/a
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • SubRegion Médoc
  • Appellation St. Julien
  • UPC Codes 000000144018, 088156011460, 3364420020633, 3760102400999, 3760114631152, 3760114631183, 3760114632159, 400001372654, 706099612758

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 152 (5%)
  • In Cellars 1,931 (66%)
  • Consumed 821 (28%)

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