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| | Vintage | 2014 |  Label 1 of 366 
 | | Type | Red | | Producer | Château Brane-Cantenac (web) | | Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | | Designation | n/a | | Vineyard | n/a | | Country | France | | Region | Bordeaux | | SubRegion | Médoc | | Appellation | Margaux | | UPC Code(s) | 088586419973, 3364420072892, 3412951400827, 3453521213218, 3453522111100, 3609050634332, 370027469235, 3760023691865, 3760023692299, 3760023692909, 3760023692916, 639737602975, 639737611472, 7070293127534, 830293006683 |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.3 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 61 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Portland Seth on 3/25/2024 & rated 94 points: Leather, parchment, cassis, cherry, graphite, peppercorn. Improved with 1-2 hours of air. Solid, smooth, deep and complex. Fantastic and should continue to mature. (919 views) | | | Tasted by 2ndvinwine on 2/23/2024: No sediment in the bottle, bright ruby color.
Bright violets, dark chocolate, cherries, and raspberries on the nose. Faint nose of mushroom to start, forest floor, then moss.
Long length of flavor, but not a very pleasant flavor. Tart under ripe cherry on the pallet. Medium tannins. slightly tart cherry, followed by leather, the ending is tart and the aftertaste tightens the pallet.
It got better and less tart after 90 minutes of decanting, but we finished the bottle so I cant tell you the flavor change after the first 90 minutes.
6/10 - wildly underwhelming for a second growth Bordeaux. (1190 views) | | | Tasted by bookert on 11/28/2023 & rated 91 points: Open for business with some expressiveness and mellowed tannins. Classic in style if not the most complex. (2128 views) | | | Tasted by stayhappy21 on 11/25/2023 & rated 90 points: Tasted this at the International Congress of Chinese Cuisine & Wine, Chateau Brane-Cantenac Masterclass at The Tower Club.
On the nose: charming and calm. Beautiful black currants. Very floral and very elegant. (1922 views) | | | Tasted by Irish_Wine on 11/21/2023 & rated 92 points: Pretty nose which is starting to show some development via tobacco and leather notes. Medium bodied with good persistence. Starting to drink well now. (1888 views) | | | Tasted by Jamieson12o on 10/25/2023 & rated 92 points: Dark ruby with some bricking on the rim. Purer nose with a little herbaceousness compared to the baron of the same vintage. Pretty pronounced cassis note; I don't know what the blend difference is between this and the Baron de Brane of the same vintage but it must be due to a higher concentration of cab. sauv in this. Med+ acid; medium pretty fine tannins. Quite tight on the palate; at this stage the baron is more generous. But there's a real purity of underlying black fruit there, with some florality and herbacousness that suggest a much more complex wine that's still just a bit young (for me!). 92+ (1922 views) | | | Tasted by SimonG on 6/29/2023 & rated 91 points: Deep and dark ruby to magenta, still very dense. Dark red berry and violet notes. Fine but present tannin, good fruit structure and acidity to carry the line. Developing nicely but needs a while longer for my taste. **** (2713 views) | | | Tasted by MR1 on 6/24/2023 & rated 89 points: Leider ein sehr kurzes Finish. (1954 views) | | | Tasted by jviz on 6/4/2023 & rated 93 points: Super open and ready on the PnP. This wine was aromatic and fresh as a daisy. Good example of an over performing vintage at this house. It did seem to close up a bit on day 2 and became a little more stern so perhaps it has a shut down phase ahead but for the moment, just go for it. No decant. (2503 views) | | | Tasted by Nutty08 on 6/3/2023 & rated 93 points: Showed very well. Still a little lactic with some oak influence, and while a bit thinner on the mid palate than the '19, has a nice depth and balance. Black fruit fruited on the palate with a terrific violet and flint profile on the nose. Very well balanced.
On night 2 this was a little thinner on the palate and I got the sense oak was a little overdone. We will see how this ages (2215 views) | | | Tasted by Gen NY on 4/22/2023 & rated 92 points: 2014 is one of my favorite vintages if you consider that 05, 09, and 10 are slowly coming around; 07, 08, 11 and 12 can be uneven in quality with surprises in both directions; and 15,16,18,19 and 20 are wines to drink in the late 20s and 30s. I have found 14’s to be consistently high quality, fresh and appraochable, like 11, but with more stuffing.
I recall this wine was one my favorite’s at UGCB tasting in NY (@ Sotheby’s). This bottle was 3 of 12 from my cellar. I would say it could use another 6-12 months in cellar, but is very good right now. The color is more purple than red and the nose is pencil lead, red berries and some slate/earth. The taste is a surprising balance of red and blue fruit and fresh earth. Yum! (2205 views) | | | Tasted by CMohawk on 2/5/2023 & rated 94 points: Getting close to peak in 2023. Very e joyable with plenty of fruit (2502 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyDelMar on 10/15/2022 & rated 92 points: Drank next to a 2014 Outpost Howell Mountain which it blew away. Dark black fruits, dry, floral nose. Decanted an hour an got amazing over the next hour. Medium weight, so much flavor and harmonious. Old World nose is amazing. Earth, dirt, and so smooth. Give me more of this. (3343 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyDelMar on 7/28/2022 & rated 92 points: Decanted 20 minutes then poured ack in the bottle because it was light weight and seemed it didn’t need more air. Poured half glasses 30 minutes later. Classic Margaux. Lilacs and violets jumped out of the glass. Wine put on major weight over the next hour but it is still pretty light bodied. What a treat. So smooth and harmonious. Great wine in a Vintners year. Amazing for the $45 I paid for it. (3469 views) | | | Tasted by motuski on 7/17/2022 & rated 96 points: So pretty! What a nice Margaux should taste like. Red and blue fruit with slight green notes on the nose. Black Tea, cocoa, vanilla and cedar on the palette with juicy acidity. Finesse and balance is what this wine is about. (3262 views) | | | Tasted by remyworldpeace on 3/28/2022 & rated 93 points: Red purple. Nose fairly muted but opened to cassis, spicy cedar and subtle floral notes. Palate a lovely fruitiness of blackberry and red currents along with vanilla from oak and peppery spice. A subtle graphite minerality and forest floor hints. Nice balance and long finish showing off some lovely depth and complexity. Just about ready to drink with the tanins mostly integrated, but has a long window for drinking and continued maturation ahead. (4105 views) | | | Tasted by scappy63 on 10/23/2021 & rated 90 points: 결혼 1주년 제주여행 MJ리조트 저녁
슈바인학센과 함께 시음
단골리조트라 음식세팅을 예쁘게 해주심
미디움 루비컬러
노즈는 민트향과 바이올렛냄새
보르도 마고와인은 처음인데 색이 생각보다 옅고 바디감도 낮음
마고특유의 향이 이향인가 사향냄새? 향수냄새?
싫지는 않지만 좋지도 않아 내취향은 아닌걸로
팔렛에서는 무난한 큰 기억은 없는 ^^ 무난한 보르도 와인 (4111 views) | | | Tasted by Hendmo on 8/6/2021 & rated 91 points: Nose of plums, blackberry, a bit of cedar and vanilla. Palate is on the light to medium bodied side, with some lovely fresh red and blue fruits, and although quite young, the tannins are well integrated so drinkable with a decent decant. A very slight hint of greenness on the finish, but not unpleasant. This will get better and more complex with time, but already a nice solid bordeaux. (3865 views) | | | Tasted by Gen NY on 12/31/2020 & rated 91 points: Beautiful, developed well after 1.5 hrs in a decanter. lovely balance of fruit, structure, graphite and aftertaste. I kept going back for just a little more. On day 2 it was just as lovely. Excellently seductive now but will develop with time. (4723 views) | | | Tasted by HWG99 on 12/12/2020 & rated 93 points: Love it. It has intense of fruits, beautiful on the aroma with mixed of violet and oak, hint of chocolate and vanilla, smooth and red, nice body and finishing (4336 views) | | | Tasted by casaallora on 10/11/2020 & rated 94 points: Beautiful rich nose upon decanting. Decanted 1 hour. Supple legs as aroma moved to soft leather. Flavor of heavy ripe figs, soft leather (in coordination w/nose) light tar & soft lead pencil. Nice round full finish that is balanced and pleasant. Exceptional w/Filet. obviously from my previous notes age developed this wine into a rounder wine with less time in decanter. A sign of a good Bordeaux is it is ever developing, providing new experiences for the wine drinker! (4469 views) | | | Tasted by Tubulus on 8/17/2020: Needed an hour to open up in the glass, but once it did had glorious cherry and cassis, with a slightly clenched finished. Lovely now and undoubtably will improve over the coming decades. (4267 views) | | | Tasted by jamescho on 5/9/2020 & rated 93 points: Carefully opened 2014 Margaux
After 1 hour decanting, shows lovely Margaux scent
She says “Margaux Margaux Margaux!!!”
Love this ^^ (4341 views) | | | Tasted by Deo68 on 2/11/2020 & rated 80 points: Decanted 2 hours before meal. Medium tawny. Restrained cassis and mint. Well structured balance between the elements. Not as exuberant as one would expect from others' tasting notes. Medium finish.
Overall impression is either premature bottle ageing or a wine that's already currently drinking. Losing its seductive youth but a fine, elegant lady nonetheless. Marked down for maturing too early. Needs retasting to confirm.
La Braceria Len & Den (4443 views) | | | Tasted by jeffreylubowski on 7/27/2019 & rated 93 points: This producer has been one of my consistent favorites, I had a 1966 recently that was unbelievable. This bottle is class all around, and in no way would one think an off vintage. From the moment you pop the cork, the elegant and floral nose just invites you in. It's got mixed berries, roses, forest floor, raspberry, earth. It's got no wood or heat, and the tannins are smooth. The traditionalists will love this one. Buy again definitely. (5155 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Test of Endurance: Bordeaux 2014 Ten Years On (Mar 2024) (3/1/2024)
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JancisRobinson.com (2/8/2024)
(Ch Brane-Cantenac Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Long Distance Runner: Brane-Cantenac 1924-2015 (Jan 2019) (1/1/2019)
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JancisRobinson.com (11/6/2018)
(Ch Brane-Cantenac Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, November 2018 (11/1/2018)
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Vinous, Bordeaux 2014: The Southwold Tasting (Mar 2018) (3/18/2018)
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JancisRobinson.com (2/7/2018)
(Ch Brane-Cantenac Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, Brane Cantenac Vertical (11/24/2017)
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JamesSuckling.com (2/13/2017)
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Vinous, 2014 Bordeaux: A September Surprise (Feb 2017) (2/1/2017)
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JancisRobinson.com (10/19/2016)
(Ch Brane-Cantenac Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, October 2016 (10/1/2016)
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Decanter, Bordeaux En Primeur 2014 (4/12/2015)
(Château Brane-Cantenac, Margaux, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2014 Bordeaux: It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over (Apr 2015) (4/1/2015)
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Winedoctor, April 2015 (4/1/2015)
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JancisRobinson.com (3/31/2015)
(Ch Brane-Cantenac Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (1/27/2017)
(Château Brane-Cantenac) Very dark red violet color; cedar, tart red currant nose; cedar, tart red currant palate with good balancing acidity; needs 4 years; medium-plus finish (55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 4.5% Cabernet Franc, .5% Carmenere; 18 months in oak, 60-70% new) 87+ points 87 points |
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| Château Brane-Cantenac Producer website - Read more information about Chateau Brane Cantenac
Château Brane-Cantenac is a 2nd growth estate.
Production Area: 75 hectares in the Margaux appellation.
Terroir: There are 3 main terroirs on the estate: the first and the most valued is a large sweep of gravel in front of the château at the top of the Margaux-Cantenac plateau. The plateau de Brane has a thick layer of surface gravel, which provides both radiant heat to the vines as well as excellent drainage. The second section is centered around and behind the château; here there is still gravel, but a higher proportion of sandy soil, and no clay. The third section is on the other side of the Route d’Arsac; this is La Verdotte, a 10-hectare vineyard planted 35 years ago; here the soil is a gravelly sand again. There is a fourth vineyard, Notton, a 13-hectare plot of coarse gravel over clay, and more distant from Brane-Cantenac than the other vines.
Plantation Density: 8,000 vines per hectare
Average Age of the Vines: 35 years old
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon covers 55% of the vineyard, with 40% Merlot, 4.5% Cabernet Franc, and 0.5% Carmenère
Harvest: The fruit is picked by hand with typical yields around 45 hl/ha, and then transported to the cellar using the Air Tec system which cushions the fruit, protecting it from damage with its pneumatic suspension. The freshly harvested fruit enjoys a cold soak; for wet vintages, the team uses concentration methods, reducing the water content of the must by vacuum extraction.
Vinification: The fermentation is induced by inoculation with yeast, and in the first few vats there may also be contemporaneous inoculation with malolactic bacteria. The fermentation is naturally temperature controlled, and may last between 7 and 10 days. As it progresses, the wine can see a lot of handling, not only pumping over but sometimes pigeage and even délestage. The fruit will see a maceration lasting between 20 and 30 days before pressing using two pneumatic presses, and both the free-run and press wines are then fed into barrels, using 60-70% new oak, ready for malolactic fermentation.Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Margaux Read more about Margaux and its wines As with a large part of the Bordeaux vineyards, vines first appeared in Margaux during the Gallo-Roman period.
In 1705 a text mentions Château Margaux . But we have to wait for the end of the eighteenth century and the coming of the earliest techniques in aging for the concept of wines of high quality to develop. The confirmation of this was the famous 1855 classification which recognized 21 Crus Classés in the Margaux appellation. One hundred years later, the Viticultural Federation and the Margaux appellation of controlled origin were born. The appellation, which stretches out over five communes, is actually unique in the Médoc in that it is the only one to contain all the range of wines, as rich as they are vast, from First Great Cru Classé to the Fifths, not forgetting its famous Crus Bourgeois and its Crus Artisans.
In Margaux there is a predominance of Garonne gravel on a central plateau of about 4 miles in length and one and a quarter wide. To the east-south-east, it overlooks the low lying land by the estuary. Its east side is marked by gentle, dry valleys and a succession of ridges.The layer of gravel in Margaux was spread out by a former Garonne in the early Quaternary. Rather large in size, it is mingled with shingle of average dimension and represents the finest ensemble of Günz gravel in the Haut-Médoc. It is on this ancient layer on a Tertiary terrace of limestone or clayey marl that the best Médoc crus lie. All the conditions for successful wine are present : a large amount of gravel and pebbles, poor soil which cannot retain water and deep rooted vines.
It is customary to say that Margaux wines are the "most feminine" in the Médoc, thus stressing their delicacy, suppleness and their fruity, elegant aromas. This does not affect their great propensity for aging; just the opposite, for the relatively thin terroir imparts tannins which give them long life. The other characteristic of these wines which combine an elegant vitality, subtlety and consistency, is their diversity and personality. Over and above the flavour which is their "common denominator", they present an exceptional palette of bouquets, fruity flavours which show up differently from one château to another.
Production conditions (Decree dated August 10 1954)
In order to have the right to the Margaux appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Margaux, Cantenac, Soussans, Arsac and Labarde, "excluding the land which by the nature of its soil or because of its situation, is unfit to produce wine of this appellation".
- satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare).
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Merlot
Soil: Gravel and silt plateau on a layer of limestone or silt on clay
Surface Area: 1,530 ha |
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