Château Brane-Cantenac celebrates a century of family heritage with a special anniversary label
For its 2025 vintage, Château Brane-Cantenac has unveiled a new label celebrating 100 years of the Lurton family at the estate. Inspired by a historic detail discovered on an old bottle from the property, the design creates a dialogue between heritage, transmission and identity.
In 2025, Château Brane-Cantenac marks an important milestone in its history: a century of family continuity. In 1925, Léonce Récapet acquired the Margaux estate, beginning a new chapter that continues today with the Lurton family. To commemorate the anniversary, the 2nd Grand Cru Classé has created a special label exclusively for the 2025 vintage.
Rather than departing from the château’s established identity, the anniversary design draws directly on its archives. At its centre is a radiant sun inspired by a medallion discovered on a 19th-century bottle of Brane. Reinterpreted through a composition of fine, regular lines, the motif evokes the light essential to the vineyard, the succession of generations and the estate’s enduring presence through time. A deep, textured gold completes the design, which will appear exclusively on bottles of the 2025 vintage.
A century of family continuity
Brane-Cantenac’s history, however, stretches back much further. Formerly known as Gorce, the property was already recognised among the Médoc’s notable estates in the 15th century. Its subsequent history became closely associated with Jacques-Maxime de Brane, whose name the estate bears today. The acquisition by Léonce Récapet in 1925 marked the beginning of the family continuity now being celebrated. Henri Lurton has managed the property since 1992 and transferred it to his children in 2022, while retaining responsibility for its management.
The centenary also coincides with a distinctive vintage. At Brane-Cantenac, 2025 was characterised by hot, dry conditions and 
particularly early harvesting, beginning on 20 August for the white grapes and 2 September for the reds. Low yields of 32.2 hl/ha were accompanied by small, concentrated berries and grapes in remarkably healthy condition. In the glass, the estate describes the resulting wine as « intense and precise, with a freshness that remains » evident despite the extreme conditions of the growing season. The 2025 vintage therefore provides a natural setting for this anniversary, celebrating an estate that regards its history not as a static legacy, but as the thread connecting generations and shaping a distinctive identity over time.