Chateau Brane Cantenac, Margaux 2016 Viosinho hazelnuts shells

hazelnuts shells

and its downright honesty

Cinsault was illegally used to add acidity

Drink now or keep it locked up somewhere cool for a few years

beautiful nose

Chateau Brane Cantenac, Margaux 2016 Viosinho hazelnuts shellsThe 2016 Brane Cantenac has been on a roll of late, under the watchful eye of Henri Lurton. This latest bottled vintage is superb. The divine, pure blackberry and bilberry bouquet develops touches of graphite in the glass. The palate is medium bodied with fine tannin, silky smooth texture and a superb bead of acidity. This is not a powerful Brane Cantenac, and it is perhaps less austere than I suspected en primeur, but it should drink beautifully over