Caractéristiques
- Pays:
- France
- Région:
- Bordeaux
- Appellation précise:
- Margaux
- Millésime:
- 2016
- Couleur:
- Rouge
- Type de vin:
- Sec
- Format:
- Bouteille de 75cl
- Cépage(s):
- 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Carménère
- Terroir:
- Graves profondes du quarantenaire et argile
- Rendements:
- 51 hl/ha
- Elevage:
- 18 mois en barriques, neuves à 75% et d'un vin à 25%
- Degré:
- 13,3%
Dégustation et Garde
- Boire à partir de :
- 2022
- Apogée :
- 2024-2036
- Boire avant :
- 2040+
- Conseil de service :
- Carafer 2 heures à l'avance dans sa jeunesse
- Servir à :
- 18°C
Description
S’épanouissant sur le prestigieux plateau de Brane constitué de la plus belle croupe de graves de l’appellation Margaux, le Château Brane-Cantenac s’épanouit sur 45 hectares. Signature de ce crus, les plus vieilles vignes du domaine pour un assemblage de 70% de Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% de Merlot, 2% de Cabernet Franc et 1% de Carménère. Après 18 mois d’élevage en barriques, neuves à 75%, les jus dévoilent une pureté et une race incroyable.
Le bouquet est un véritable envoûtement avec ses arômes fruités frais mais mûrs, sertis d’un boisé raffiné et de fragrances florales délicates. La bouche dévoile une intensité juteuse, élégante et sensuelle, où l’ampleur égale la profondeur portant sur une finale tout en fraîcheur et raffinement.
Suggestion gourmande
Carré de veau aux morilles et son jus.
Avis des Experts
La Revue du Vin de France
Coup de cœur Guide Vert 2020:
"Le 2016 fera date ici, avec un vin intense, d'une très grande droiture de bouche, porté par des notes de fruits frais et une touche boisée qui se fond bien. Très grande allonge."
James Suckling
"So much ripe and sweet tobacco on the nose with currant and blackberry character. Full body, intense tannins with density and beauty. It’s a wine with great structure and panache for this estate. Try after 2024."
The Wine Advocate
"The 2016 Brane-Cantenac is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Carmenere picked from 22 September until 17 October (the tiny parcel of Carmenere picked three days later). The yields came in at 51 hectoliters per hectare and it is matured in 75% new oak and 25% one-year-old barrels, the final alcohol level 13.3%. It has a beautifully defined, very detailed bouquet with mineral-rich black fruit laced with cedar and graphite notes, living up to its nom de plume as the "Pauillac of Margaux." The palate is simply the best that I have ever tasted at the estate, without question. This has presence, but also weightlessness, filigree tannin and perfectly pitched acidity, with real intensity and drive. The tension here is outstanding and the persistence is incredibly long. It is not the showiest of all the 2016s by a long stretch, and yet it is everything you could possibly want from a Margaux. Like Beychevelle this year, the 2016 Brane-Cantenac puts recent vintages in the shade, thanks not only to the growing season, but also a new punching down system in their gravity-fed winery that was completed in 2015. The 2016 is a benchmark against which future vintages will be compared."
Decanter
"It's clear how well this wine is constructed in 2016. Vibrant cassis and violet notes are joined by a powerful shot of freshness then an austere finish with touches of white pepper, showing poise and power. A touch of Carmenère is now making a regular appearance in this wine. It represents 39% of the estate's production, from a 51hl/ha yield in 2016."
Wine Enthusiast
"This firm, structured wine is solid with tannins and with the weight associated with the vintage. The fruitiness is as important, an explosion of rich berry flavors that will give pleasure as the wine matures. Drink from 2025."
L’élégance à la bordelaise, l'un de nos favoris de la Rive Gauche, d'une régularité exemplaire !