CHATEAU BRANE CANTENAC RED WINE MARGAUX FRANCE 2000

A fine deep red color with glints of cherry showing its remarkable youthfulness. An intense nose with a wide variety of aromas: tobacco, honey, wax, rose, licorice and blackberries. A very smooth, round attack. Velvety tannins with excellent concentration and intensity on the mid-palate. Retro-olfaction offers powerful truffle notes. Ready to drink but still possessing great aging potential. 95 Jeb Dunnuck Based on 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 55% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Franc and aged 18 months in 70% new French oak, the 2000 Château Brane-Cantenac offers brilliant aromatics of ripe currants, sappy spring flowers, and spicy wood in just a complex, nuanced, floral profile. Medium-bodied on the palate, it has a pure, layered mouthfeel, beautiful tannins, and outstanding length. It's drinking brilliantly today, with tons of character and charm, yet clearly has another 15+ of prime drinking.