Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru) St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

2009 Claret tasting with tasting group. My 5th, group 3rd. Green olives, brown sugar. Angular. Youthful.

Remi Cohen

Director of Winemaking & Viticulture Cliff Lede Wines

Sueded age worthy anise and cedar

Wendy Narby

A perfect example of the elegance of Saint Julien

Daron Watson

#matteroftaste

Erica Orr

Cassis, resinous wood, smoky, great intensity and concentration in the mouth

Christian Broder

GM/Sommelier The Social Wine Company

Showing more age than it probably should, but delicious.

Craig Brown

Beautiful fruit. Needs food. Long decant leads to a smooth long finish.

Scott Petrus

This wine was still a little right upon opening. Needed two hours in crystal to open. Cassis, plum, and cigar box meld into an alluring palette. Integrated oak adds to pleasing tannins and a long finish. It’s nice when it all comes together.

David Nicewicz

Nice St Julien expression - dark fruits, graphite and a long finish. Still a bit brooding and hasn’t quite figured itself out yet. I bet this’ll be a really nice wine in a few years - definite upside potential.

Bruce Leboff

Classic left bank - still good tannin - well rounded with a medium - long finish. A hint of leather and blackberry on the nose. Drinking well now -likely in the sweet spot now with a year or two to run.