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Branaire Ducru 2003
St Julien, Fourth Growth
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Proprietor Patrick Maroteaux, president of Unions des Grands Crus Classes, is pulling out all the stops to make Branaire as alluring as several of the Leovilles and Ducru Beaucaillou. 2003 and 2004 may be the finest back-to-back vintages ever produced at Branaire. Even better than the 1982, the profound 2003 Branaire Ducru boasts a saturated plum/purple color as well as an extraordinarily complex nose of black currants, blackberries, espresso roast, white chocolate, minerals, and truffles. It displays amazing freshness and definition for such a complex, complete, and full-bodied wine. A brilliant effort in the vintage, it will undoubtedly close down in several years and need more time, but perhaps its low acidity and huge, extravagant fruit-forwardness will keep it drinking well over the next two decades. A brilliant wine! Score: 95 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2006-2026 30 April 2006 |
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A big sweet nose of chocolate-infused cappuccino, blackberries, and currants with some vanilla flavorings jump from the glass of this dense, saturated purple-colored wine. The wine has loads of fruit, a big, expansive, fleshy attack and mid-palate, and a long, concentrated finish with both definition and elegance. This concentrated but low-acid St.-Julien should be delicious young yet age effortlessly for two decades. It is an impressive effort from proprietor Patrick Maroteaux, the president of the Unions des Grands Crus Classes. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2020. Score: 91 - 94 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2009-2020 30 April 2005 |
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A hugely successful effort from this consistent estate, Branaire’s 2003 boasts a dense purple color as well as a big, sweet bouquet of plums, cassis, briery fruit, and hints of violets and minerals. Medium to full-bodied, with well-integrated tannin, outstanding purity, a textured, plump, nicely layered mouthfeel, and low acidity, this 2003 is somewhat reminiscent of the property’s brilliant 1982. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020. Score: 91 - 94 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2009-2020 30 April 2004 |
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A hugely successful effort from this consistent estate, Branaire’s 2003 boasts a dense purple color as well as a big, sweet bouquet of plums, cassis, briery fruit, and hints of violets and minerals. Medium to full-bodied, with well-integrated tannin, outstanding purity, a textured, plump, nicely layered mouthfeel, and low acidity, this 2003 is somewhat reminiscent of the property’s brilliant 1982. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020. Score: 92 - 94 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2008-2020 30 April 2004 |
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