Chateau Brane-Cantenac Margaux 2011

The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, the oak beautifully interwoven into the brambly red berry fruit, gently building with a hint of spice and dry tobacco on the finish. There is just a tad more substance than the 2012, yet it remains elegant, and given the vintage it is sophisticated compared to others this vintage.

Bright, medium ruby.  Red cherry, strawberry, violet, tobacco leaf and flint on the nose.  Juicy and firmly built, showing good clarity and brisk acidity to its fairly intense red fruit flavors.  Finishes with serious but essentially fine-grained tannins and a lingering floral element.