2014 Château Brane-Cantenac
Community Tasting Note
Deo68 Likes this wine:
80 Points
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 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
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Comment posted by danielphall26@gmail:
2/11/2020 3:51:00 PM - Liked it but 80 points? Did you typo it and mean 90 points?
Comment posted by Deo68:
2/11/2020 5:07:00 PM - Hi there, thanks for the comment.
It all boils down to the points system one uses. I believe the clustering of points too closely in a 100 point system leaves it difficult to distinguish quality. So my own system (in my bio) is :
90-100 exceptional.
81-89 outstanding but just lacking that little extra
71-80 good. Worth a repurchase
61-70 average. May buy again if price is right
51-60 passable. Wont buy again.
Hope you understand :-)
And thanks for commenting!
Comment posted by WineGuyDelMar:
3/6/2020 3:57:00 PM - 2014's are too young to drink. IMO I bought a case of 2014 Beausejour Daffau and tried one.....BIG mistake. I'll try in another 4 years.