Château Branon, Grand Vin 2010
Château Branon, Grand Vin 2010
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The 2010 Château Branon is markedly darker than the 2009, possessing a higher degree of notes in line with its pronounced tannic properties — with intense, charcoal, chocolate, and coffee alongside the base of blackberry and macerated blueberries. This wine, with its unctuous texture pairs wonderfully with fuller, richer meals and gamey meats.
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Score 97
Once again in 2010, notes of mocha, espresso roast, chocolate, creme de cassis and scorched earth soar from this opaque purple-colored wine. It is aged in 100% new oak, but that is hardly noticeable given the wine's sensational richness and extravagant fruit. This wine is classic, full-bodied and intense. It's just a shame that less than 8,000 bottles are usually made. This wine is still backward, but very full, rich, and impressively pure in texture. Give it another 5-8 years of cellaring and drink it over the following 20+ years. From a small but fabulous jewel of a property owned by the Garcin family, sandwiched between Malartic Lagraviere and Haut-Bailly, this blend of 50% Merlot and the rest equal parts Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon is absolutely sensational. The debut vintage, 2000, continues to show tremendous potential and clearly reveals the high quality terroir Branon possesses.
