Baron de Brane 2025

Dark and ripe herbal elements with fragrant floral touches, black chocolate, blackcurrant and liquorice aromas – very clean scents. Supple and juicy, this is a touch compact but with lovely firm tannins and a dark core. You can feel the soft power and muscles but they’re well contained and lifted by the cool freshness with a stony, liquorice and graphite grip. A little more serious than Segla but I like the balance and focus. Lots of minerality. Selection of third and fifth terrace.

With its Merlot dominated blend, the wine pops with its display of cherries, and flowers in the aromatic profile. Medium-bodied, fresh, silky, and already easy to drink, and deliver its supple, cherry, and currant filled finish, so feel free to pop a cork as soon as the wine hits the stores. The wine blends 59% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 12% Cabernet Franc. 2028-2040. 91-93 Pts

Takes a breath to fully kick in, then shows ripe autumnal fruit character, with bright rubies and raspberries, liquorice and black chocolate. Higher Merlot and Cabernet Franc in the blend than usual, overall yield is 32.3hl/ha. 12.10% press wine, 3.62 pH. Harvested basically for the whole of the month from September 2 to 29 for the Carmanère. They are also trying Castets, but just 2nd harvest and neither time has really shown the beauty of the grape.

Inviting notes of black berries and violets, followed by a hint of fresh wood and graphite. Juicy and creamy on the attack, the wine develops along a linear line and can rely on velvety, fine-grained tannins that provide energy and breadth. The acidity has your back, bringing tension and then brightness! It broadens the wine’s momentum, which is wrapped up with a juicy touch.

What a thrill to discover this wine! A magnificent deep, intense dark red color with black highlights. A highly aromatic, refined, fruity and subtle nose, full of black fruit notes. When swirled, it reminds me of Brane Cantenac 2010. Extremely precise on entry, very refined on the palate, with a devilishly bright burst of fruit; the wine melts across the palate, fleshy, deep and distinguished. Incredible! Hats off. Blend: 59% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc. Alcohol: 13.5% - pH: 3.57. 10.40% press wine. Yield: 32.2 hl/ha.

Delicate and ripe-fruited, with blackberry, raspberry and violet notes; a taut, light-footed palate, ripe-fruited yet with a cool core, fine tannins and a cherry-driven finish. A seductive second wine that will quickly deliver plenty of drinking pleasure.