Château Brane-Cantenac 2emé Cru Classé, Margaux, 2021, 75cl

The 2021 Brane-Cantenac offers up aromas of sweet dark berries mixed with mint, vanilla pod and spices. It shows its élevage and malolactic fermentation in new oak more prominently than it did en primeur. Medium to full-bodied, with good depth and concentration, it's bright and velvety, with plenty of structuring barrel tannin and a vanillin-inflected finish. The quality of Brane's terroirs and a strict selection shows through, so if it can digest its oak more completely, this will prove exceptional.

- William Kelley, Wine Advocate