CRITIC REVIEWS
Neal Martin
The 2021 Brane-Cantenac clearly has less fruit than the 2019 and 2020, though it retains delineation and focus as blackberry meets graphite and pencil shavings. It simmers with anticipation, but will never deliver aromatics like the previous two vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit and fine delineation, not as complex or as pixelated as the best vintages, but there is plenty of fruit on the finish and a surprisingly sweet aftertaste. Give this four to five years in bottle. Tasted at the Brane-Cantenac vertical at the château in September 2025.
JancisRobinson.com
Tasted blind. There s some class to the nose of this. Lots of dynamic fruit and real structure. Something to get your teeth into at last! Long and no rough edges, no pain. Saline end. (JR)


