Chateau Brane-Cantenac, Margaux, 2012 AFKAT_2024 The profile is round

The profile is round

evolved complexity with tertiary notes of earth and dried flowers

While it’s already showing beautifully with a decant

partly by carbonic maceration

finished Extra Brut so the energy and bright orchard fruit come through clean and dry

Chateau Brane-Cantenac, Margaux, 2012 AFKAT_2024 The profile is roundA Second Growth Margaux that has entered full maturity and revealed its true character. The 2012 vintage challenged growers, but the gravelly terroir at Brane Cantenac allowed for ripening that captured the best of the season. Dense purple color gives way to a classic nose of red fruit, graphite, and tobacco. The palate is velvety yet precise, with fine tannins framing white pepper and fennel notes, balanced by a saline minerality that speaks to