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Branon Using a blend of 50% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, this 500 case wine reached 14% alcohol. Scents of coffee bean, truffle, tobacco and jammy blackberry meld with a big, sweet, ripe, long, smoky, jammy berry, mocha infused, sultry textured finish. winecellarinsider.com
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Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
James Suckling
More reviews and scores
This has great fruit. So pure and beautiful, with blueberry, currant and raspberries. Full, yet very reserved, with a long, long finish. jamessuckling.com
Lots of tobacco leaf fruit, good robust flavours, depth and terroir. Drink 2014-20.Steven Spurrier, decanter.com
Really juicy and racy, with a great graphite spine supporting the dark linzer torte, boysenberry and blackberry fruit. Very fresh and long, with a tarry note hanging on nicely. James Molseworth, winespectator.com
About the producer
Ch. Branon, one of Pessac-Léognan’s most elusive wines, comes from a one-hectare, southeast-facing vineyard. With vines averaging 70 years, it produces just 6,000 bottles annually. Since 2014, Paul Garcin has embraced biodynamics, refining its precision with gentler extractions and soft ageing.