Château Branaire-Ducru 2010 – Saint-Julien, Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, racy, beautifully built and offers power (full of control), a beautiful finesse of the grain, intensity (full fo finesse), deepness and a good definition. It reveals notes of quite ripe wild blackberry, lily, quite ripe raspberry and small notes of wild cassis associated with touches of Sichuan pepper, nutmeg, small ripe berries as well as hints of clove, a racy minerality, a subtle hint of tea, spices and a discreet hint of pink pepper. The palate is mineral, elegant, beautifully fresh and offers delicacy, power (full of control), energy, a good guideline and a very fine aerial side in the approach. On the palate this wine expresses notes of quite ripe wild blackberry, pulpy raspberry and small notes of quite ripe cherry associated with touches of pulpy/juicy cassis, violet, lily as well as hints of cardamom, mild tobacco, almond, discreet hints of toasted, tonka bean, very discreet/imperceptible hints of underwood and very subtle hints of pepper/tea. Good length. Tannins are elegant, fine, precise and very finely firm which offer justness. A beautiful persistence.