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2009 Château Branaire-Ducru

Red Bordeaux Blend

  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Médoc
  • St. Julien
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  • Zweder Likes this wine: 93 points

    April 24, 2024 - HWS 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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  • WhooskeyWine Likes this wine: 92 points

    April 13, 2024 - Medium 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.

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  • Zweder Likes this wine: 93 points

    February 20, 2024 - Monthly Tuesday group "The Dead Sparrow": Pauillac and St. Julien (By me @ the factory): Uncorked the day before the tasting and double decanted approx. 3 hours prior to the tasting. In the bouquet dark berries, some cherries, well dosed oak, graphite and cigar box. Same on the palate, very juicy acidity, round tannin with a pleasant bite, a touch of pleasant sweetness and a great length. Delicious wine in its young maturity stage and will be great over the next decade at least.

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  • wineotim wrote: 93 points

    January 15, 2024 - Almost 4 years since my last review, this bottle was surprisingly firm. Fruit was tight and somewhat restrained. I was expecting a little more roundness on the palate but there's still a long future ahead. Mineral, graphite/pencil lead with cherry fruit, fine balance and terroir.

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  • Redteeth wrote:

    December 19, 2023 - Gave the bottle a good decanting. the cork was sound and there was a fair amount of sediment. The wine was in good shape and very enjoyable over two days. It's in a good place for drinking now but should hold for several more years.

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  • By Jeb Dunnuck
    Up From The Cellar #6 & Misc New Releases, 6/14/2019 (link)

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JamesSuckling.com

  • By James Suckling
    3/11/2019 (link)

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  • By Neal Martin
    A Test Of Greatness: 2009 Bordeaux Ten Years On (March 2019), 3/1/2019 (link)

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  • By Neal Martin
    A Test Of Greatness: 2009 Bordeaux Ten Years On (March 2019), 3/1/2019 (link)

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JancisRobinson.com

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    2/14/2019 (link)

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Decanter

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    Bordeaux 2009 10 years on, 2/7/2019 (link)

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  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    2/7/2019 (link)

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Decanter

  • By Jane Anson
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JebDunnuck.com

  • By Jeb Dunnuck
    Up From the Cellar and Misc. New Releases, 12/12/2017 (link)

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  • By Chris Kissack
    November 2013, 11/1/2013 (link)

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  • By Julia Harding, MW
    4/30/2013 (link)

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  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    1/17/2013 (link)

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Vinous

  • By Stephen Tanzer
    July/August 2012, IWC Issue #163 (link)

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  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
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  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
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  • June 2010, Issue #28 (link)

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  • By Ian D'Agata
    May/June 2010, IWC Issue #150 (link)

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  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    4/1/2010 (link)

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  • By John Gilman
    Mar/Apr 2010, Issue #26, The 2009 Bordeaux Vintage- Futures’ Glory?

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    March 2010 (link)

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  • By Georgina Hindle
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Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2009
  • 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, 3364420020633, 3419466180046, 3448821405180, 3563680177792, 3760114631152, 3760114631169, 3760114631183, 3760114631190, 3760114632159, 3760114632166, 400001366226, 639737593402, 649185001923, 649944111900, 810910020261, 9300633311643

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 413 (4%)
  • In Cellars 8,044 (73%)
  • Consumed 2,596 (23%)

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Community Recommendations

game, Rack of lamb, rich food, steak

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98% Like It  99 votes

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