Château Branaire-Ducru 2024 – Saint-Julien, Cru Classé

Lovely, elegant, harmonious nose, offering  in accuracy, elegance and a discreet velvety aspect. A lovely airy, floral side. There are notes of violet, brilliant strawberry and brilliant cassis, associated with touches of brilliant blueberry, hints of small elegant-roasted fruits, as well as fine hints of graphene, minerality, pulpy blue plum, a hint of fleshy cherry, as well as a hints of fleshy cherry, bergamot, infusion and cubeb pepper. The palate is well-built, fruity and offers gourmandise, a tangy frame, juiciness, precision, acidity and energy. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of brilliant cassis, bright blackberry and small notes of cornflower, combined with touches of violet, hints of juicy/fresh cherry, juicy/fresh raspberry, as well as hints of cornflower, chocolate, a hint of tonka bean, a discreet hint of lilac, racy minerality, cherry stem, bergamot and a discreet hint of graphene. Lovely mid-palate. A fine floral / lilac side, even discreetly sappy in the background. Complexity, fine crispness and beautiful fruit quality.