WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 837; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2006 which is 868. The average score for Château Brane-Cantenac is 869, making this a below 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 2006 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2006 but no other wine from Château Brane-Cantenac: Austere, Linear, Sugar, Pliant, Musky, Luscious, Nobility, Creme, Vigour, Cigar. The wine has approximately standard levels of alcohol for the producer (13% vs 13%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 2006 (13% vs 13.01%). The wine has been ready to drink for 4 years (since 2012) and should be consumed within the next 11 years (by 2027). 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 Cos d’Estournel 2005, Les Forts de Latour 2005, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2009, Château Léoville-Poyferré 2010, Château Pontet-Canet 2009; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Léoville-Poyferré 2006, Château Giscours 2009, Château Figeac 2012.
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 2006
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
33 |
| 2015-04-04 |
gbp |
46 |