WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 872; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2002 which is 877. The average score for Château Brane-Cantenac is 868, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Brane-Cantenac they use words like Fruit, Elegant, Ripe, Ruby, Long, Sweet, Fresh, Black, Dark, Finesse, Tannins, Fine, Plum, Soft, Smooth. The 2002 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2002 but no other wine from Château Brane-Cantenac: Melt, Vibrant, Obtrusive, Vegetation, Longevity, Sophistication, Developed, Flair. The wine has approximately standard levels of alcohol for the producer (13% vs 13.06%); it has broadly similar levels of alcohol for the region in 2002 (13% vs 12.79%). The wine has been ready to drink for 5 years (since 2011) and should be consumed now (2016). It normally takes wines from Château Brane-Cantenac around 5 years to be ready to start drinking, and 14 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château Margaux 2008, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2010, Château Latour 1996, Château Pontet-Canet 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Labégorce 2010, Château Labégorce 2010, Château Batailley 2008, Château Cantemerle 2006, Château Langoa-Barton 2009.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers average value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Château Brane-Cantenac 2002
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
44 |
| 2015-06-01 |
gbp |
35 |