2018 Château Branaire-Ducru
Community Tasting Note
ohne_musik wrote:
92 Points
Sunday, November 28, 2021 - Mini 2018 bdx horizontal from 375, tasted single blind.
Wine 1:
C: Dark purple, quite opaque, with a touch of murk.
N: black fruit, rocky minerals, roasted coffee.
P: Silken on the entry, lovely texture, with taut acid, good balance, more black fruit, gravelly soil, a slight twinge of green herbs. Tannins are a bit chunkier than the other two, but not overwhelming. Alcohol seems well under control.
92++. Lots of qualities, but needs a bit of time. Based on the rusticity of the tannins, I guess Branaire-Ducru.
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Comment posted by srh:
11/30/2021 3:38:00 PM - TY for the colorful descriptors & your overall evaluation! 🙂 Have you considered grouping the wines from this horizontal together as part of a Tasting Story? 🤔 Finally, should you be interested, I’ve uploaded info for this vintage which you can peruse at your leisure. (Check wine-searcher’s Vendors & Reviews pgs for “pro” input, Saratoga appearing to be a good source.) 😉