Branaire Ducru - 2008 (750ml) Ribera del Duero extremely full-bodied

extremely full-bodied

sensual texture

The flagship 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon comes predominantly from the famous Champoux Vineyard in which the winery is a partner

This is the wine of the vintage

Quilceda Creek’s 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon perpetuates the deeply toasted nuttiness

Branaire Ducru - 2008 (750ml) Ribera del Duero extremely full-bodiedA stunning success for the vintage, this enticing St. Julien reveals notes of lead pencil shavings, sweet raspberries and black currants and a subtle touch of oak. Elegant, restrained yet authoritative and impressively intense, it is a medium to full bodied, lightly tannic effort will be even better with 1 2 years of bottle age and will keep for 15 20 years. Robert Parker 91 points