WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 868; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 2005 which is 865. The average score for Château Brane-Cantenac is 868, making this a representative 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 2005 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2005 but no other wine from Château Brane-Cantenac: Satisfying, Unappetising, Feral, Capuccino, Winner, Lushness, Large, Opulence, Harmony, Jam. The wine has approximately standard levels of alcohol for the producer (13% vs 13%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 2005 (13% vs 13.1%). The wine has been ready to drink for 6 years (since 2010) and should be consumed within the next 24 years (by 2040). 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 Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Les Forts de Latour 2005, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2005, Château Cos d’Estournel 2005, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Léoville-Poyferré 2006, Château Clerc-Milon 2005, Château d’Issan 2010.
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 2005
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
46 |
| 2015-04-04 |
gbp |
52 |