WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 822; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2008 which is 860. 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 2008 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2008 but no other wine from Château Brane-Cantenac: Hedonistic, Intellectual, Incense, Roasted, Underbrush, Astringency, Chocolatey, Glycerol, Hot. The wine has been ready to drink for 3 years (since 2013) 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 Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Palmer 2012; but better value alternatives would be Château Gloria 2009, Château Figeac 2012, Château Labégorce 2010, Château Langoa-Barton 2006.
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 2008
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
30 |