Delicate floral grain qualities and full-bodied pot still spices seamlessly blend with charred oak influences
a fourth-generation California family winery founded in 1924
The result is clean and lightly textured
approachable tannins alongside aromas of strawberry and black cherry with a hint of mint
dominated by spices with cherry notes breaking through
CH BRANE CANTENAC 2019 Porto Delicate floral grain qualities andWine Advocate: 97 points Derived exclusively from the chteau s holdings on the deep gravel soils of the plateau of Brane, the 2019 Brane Cantenac has turned out brilliantly and merits a special effort to seek out. Wafting from the glass with aromas of wild berries, pencil shavings, violets, sweet loamy soil and cardamon, it s medium to full bodied, layered and concentrated, with lively acids, ripe tannins and a beautifully seamless, perfumed profile.