Branaire Ducru Vintage:2021 This has a terrific kernel

This has a terrific kernel of fruit and a three-dimensional palate feel

more in line with how I thought it would turn out from barrel than when I first tasted it from bottle last year

(78% tempranillo and 22% cabernet sauvignon

mainly thanks to the larger contribution of Sémillon at one-third of the blend

With 48 hours in the recorked bottle

Branaire Ducru Vintage:2021 This has a terrific kernelThe 1996 Branaire Ducru is a delightful vintage and represents the pinnacle of that decade. It has an exquisite bouquet that is defined and focused, blackberry, pencil lead, tobacco and a touch of chimney soot after time. The palate is very pure with really fine tannin. There is a sense of panache and class about this 1996, detailed and utterly harmonious with hints of blue fruit towards the Margaux like finish. Classic Branaire Ducru. Tasted at the