The 2005 Château Branaire-Ducru is more medium-bodied and elegant, yet it builds nicely with air, offering classic darker currants, cedary herb, leather, and sweet, floral notes in a medium-bodied, focused style that has...
The 2005 Château Branaire-Ducru is more medium-bodied and elegant, yet it builds nicely with air, offering classic darker currants, cedary herb, leather, and sweet, floral notes in a medium-bodied, focused style that has a solid spine of acidity as well as ripe tannins. It’s balanced, has notable freshness, and is certainly in its prime drinking window, although it needs an hour in a decanter.