2025 Château Brane-Cantenac Margaux Grand Cru Classé

PREMIERE | AVAILABLE SPRING 2028

Château Brane-Cantenac has been one of the absolute benchmarks of Margaux for years. The 2025 is a wine that perfectly aligns with the style for which the château is known: refined, aromatic, and impressively precise. In the year in which the Lurton family celebrates its centenary at the estate, Brane-Cantenac presents a wine that brings together elegance, freshness, and terroir expression at a high level.

A special anniversary year

2025 marks one hundred years of family history at Château Brane-Cantenac. Since its purchase by Léonce Récapet in 1925, the Lurton family has continued to develop the estate generation after generation. Under the leadership of Henri Lurton, Brane-Cantenac grew into one of the most consistent top producers on the Left Bank, with a recognizable style in which finesse is always more important than pure power.

The growing season was warm and dry, with early flowering and low disease pressure. The summer resulted in small, concentrated grapes and low yields. Rain at the end of August helped complete ripening without thinning the grapes. Thanks to cool nights, the natural freshness was excellently preserved. Henri Lurton describes 2025 as a vintage with a strong identity of its own, in which nothing was forced, neither in the vineyard nor in the cellar.

Composition and vinification

The blend consists of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Carménère. That small amount of Carménère is only harvested at the very end of the crop and contributes to the complexity of the final blend.

The harvest took place between September 2 and 29. Due to the small berries, the yield was only 32.2 hectoliters per hectare. The grapes reached excellent phenolic ripeness, while the alcohol percentages remained remarkably moderate. This contributes to the balance and classic character of the wine.

Scent and taste

The nose is exceptionally pure and refined. Aromas of black cherries, blueberries, and violets are complemented by notes of lavender, graphite, tobacco, spices, and fine cedarwood. As the wine opens up, more and more nuances emerge, without the aromatic profile losing its precision.

On the palate, the 2025 reveals itself to be silky and harmonious. The tannins are finely sculpted and provide structure without any harshness. The fruit is bright and energetic, supported by a striking minerality characteristic of Brane-Cantenac. Despite the concentration, the wine remains light-footed and elegant. The long finish combines freshness, tension, and complexity in a way that will immediately remind many enthusiasts of the great classic vintages of Margaux.

Château Brane-Cantenac

Château Brane-Cantenac is a Deuxième Grand Cru Classé from Margaux and is widely regarded as one of the best-performing Classés in Bordeaux. The estate features exceptionally situated gravel terraces that are particularly well-suited for Cabernet Sauvignon. The focus on terroir expression, precision in the vineyard, and careful vinification has ensured that Brane-Cantenac has achieved an impressive level of quality in recent years. You can find more information about the winery under the Winery tab.

One of the highlights of the year

The 2025 Château Brane-Cantenac combines everything that great Margaux is known for: floral aromas, refined tannins, pure fruit expression, and an impressive balance. The wine does not possess excessive power, but convinces precisely through precision, elegance, and depth. It is a classic Brane-Cantenac that demonstrates why this château belongs to the absolute top of the appellation year after year.