2009 Branaire Ducru (750ml OWC) (FUTURE ARRIVAL)

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WINE IS DUE TO ARRIVE IN 2012

Vintage: 2009
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chateau Branaire Ducru
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Appellation: St. Julien
Producer: Chateau Branaire Ducru
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Medoc
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Tasting note: Only time will tell whether the 2009, another great effort from Branaire, will eclipse the 2005 and 2003. Certainly at 13.6% alcohol it is the most powerful Branaire ever made, and the final blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot showcases what a great vintage 2009 is for Cabernet Sauvignon. An inky/blue/purple color is followed by raspberry, boysenberry, crushed rock, graphite, and floral notes, and an opaque, broad, dense, substantial, impressively structured wine without any hardness. It requires 4-5 years of cellaring, and should last four decades or more. (Tasted two times.) (92-95pts, Robert Parker)

Tasted: Apr. 2010
Score: 92-95
Drink: 2014-2054

Tasting note: Lovely, dark, intense, color. Fine nose, fruity, floral and subtle. It also smells of black fruit, which is rare in Branaire. Full entry into the mouth, and the wine develops juicy, on a delicate, pulpy body, with always a bit of reserve in mid-mouth. Long finish with tannin present and always well-covered by the fruit. Very good length, quite fragrant. (90pts Jean-Marc Quarin)

Tasted: Mar. 2010
Score: 90
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: Inky purple. Grapey, floral nose offers the full Branaire spectrum of sexy ripe black cherry, Oriental spice, dark chocolate and coconut aromas. Enters very bright, with rich, dense flavors of red cherry and pomegranate juice, then finishes impressively long and pure, with a lovely hint of fresh blackberry. The wine's lively acids give it great precision and extend its flavors on the aromatic aftertaste. The wine's youthfully aggressive tannins will greatly repay cellaring, and I expect this wine to age effortlessly for the next few decades. I recently had the amazing 1928 Branaire, and though I don't think this '09 will ever reach the heights of that wine, it may be pretty close. (92-95pts Stephen Tanzer, IWC)

Tasted: May/June 2010
Score: 92-95
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: Aromas of blueberry, dried citrus fruit and currant. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a long, long finish. Structured and tannic, but sweet fruit behind. (92-95pts JS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: 2010
Score: 92-95
Drink: N/A