Chateau Brane-Cantenac 2eme Cru Classe, Margaux 2025 (Magnum)
Magnum - 150cl
Stock location: United Kingdom
ETA: 5-7 weeks
- Vintage2025
- ColourRed
- ProducerChateau Brane-Cantenac
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- Sub RegionMargaux
- DesignationAOP
- Bottle SizeMagnum - 150cl
- ABV13.5
- LWIN10072862025
- Avg. Critic Score4.3★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
The 2025 Brane-Cantenac was picked from September 2 to 29, finishing with that 1% of late-ripening Carménère, cropped at 32.2 hl/ha. It has impressive purity on the nose, an aspect of the Grand Vin that Henri Lurton and his team have improved immensely over the last decade. Black cherries, bilberry, violet and crushed stone unfold in the glass, classical in style, which is Brane-Cantenac's signature. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, finely sculpted tannins allied with disarming sapidity and brightness. Not powerful like the 2022, yet pixelated with a mineral, tensile, complex finish. Another feather in the cap for Lurton and, moreover, this is often one of the best values on release.
- Drinking Window: 2032 - 2060
- Reviewer Name: Neal Martin
- Review Date: May 2026
A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Carmenère (the latter harvested by the winery team after everything else has been picked), the 2025 Brane-Cantenac offers up a rich bouquet of crème de cassis, plums and spices, framed by a deft touch of new oak. Medium- to full-bodied, layered and lively, with powdery tannins that contribute youthful grip on the finish, it checks in at a very classical 13.3% alcohol and pH of 3.62.
- Reviewer Name: William Kelley
- Review Date: April 2026