Château Branaire-Ducru St-Julien 4. Cru Classe 2015 i trækasse

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Jean-Marc Quarin

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Clearly on the right track. The wine is elegant, refined, fresh, pure, classy and classic. The tannins are soft with the right amount of polish, The juicy, sweet, red fruits offer lift, purity and persistence to this medium-bodied wine. As this ages, it it only going to get better and better.

Antonio Galloni

Wine Enthusiast

This family-owned estate has produced a structured and dark wine with great concentration balanced by acidity and pure, creamy fruit. It is a wine with a good future. The aftertaste leaves juicy acidity and firm tannins.

Wine Spectator

This pumps lush fig, boysenberry and blackberry confiture notes along, pushed by a rather polished but ample structure. Lots of anise and violet details cascade in on the finish, giving this extra aromatic dimension.

Andrew Caillard MW

Markus del Monego MW

The Wine Independent

Jeannie Cho Lee

Decanter

Stepping up in terms of grip and acidity, this really does pull you along through the palate, while bristling tannins hold things together. This majors on control and well-drawn cassis and bilberry fruits. It needs to soften, but should really go the distance. A fine and classic St-Julien.

James Suckling

More open than many 2015 St.-Juliens at this stage in spite of the firm, dry tannin structure behind the bright cassis. The tannins need some integration, but with some patience (from 2021 or 2022), this will become a rather fine wine.

Falstaff

Dark ruby garnet, violet reflections, subtle lightening of the edges, delicate precious wood spice, ripe cherry fruit, delicate orange zest, tobacco nuances, multi-faceted bouquet. Juicy, fresh cherries, elegant, freshly structured, integrated tannins, balanced and persistent, subtle extract sweetness in the finish, good aging potential with a medium length.

Vinum

Here, too, transparency, freshness and delicate fruitiness count more than concentrated power, extremely elegant and refined.

La Revue du Vin de France