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🏰 The 2017 Chateau Branaire Ducru, a Fourth Growth from Saint-Julien, is 【a beautifully balanced Bordeaux red, celebrated for its silky tannins and elegant length】. Despite a challenging vintage, this wine shows an expressive and refined profile. It has a medium to deep garnet-purple color, springing with savory notions of dried herbs, black olives, and beef drippings, over a core of cassis and black raspberries, plus a waft of cedar. The palate is medium to full-bodied, with fine, silky tannins and a freshness that gives energy and lift, leading to a long, minerally, and elegant finish, revealing complexity over time.
🍴 This elegant Saint-Julien pairs wonderfully with roast rack of lamb, ribeye steak, venison or other game dishes, or a classic stewed chicken with Herbes de Provence. It also complements Gruyere or Comte cheese.
🥂 An excellent choice for a formal dinner, a celebration, or a thoughtful gift for a Bordeaux lover, as it's a pleasing young red that will continue to evolve beautifully.
BACKGROUND
Château Branaire-Ducru is an estate in the Saint-Julien appellation of Bordeaux and was ranked a fourth growth in the 1855 Classification of the Medoc.The wines of Branaire-Ducru are pure in terms of their fruit and have the structure and integration to allow long aging. Château Branaire-Ducru is the estate's grand vin and approximately 300,000 bottles are produced a year. It is Cabernet Sauvignon dominant, with the addition of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The wines spend 18 months on average in oak and are rested in the cellars before being released into the market. These are wines made to be opened after 10 years in the bottle and have some of the highest percentages of Cabernet Sauvignon seen in wines from Saint-Julien.
