TN: 2004 Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru) (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien)

[Rick]

• 2004 Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru) - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien (4/11/2009)
  I wish I had read the notes below before I openned the bottle - I would have left it alone
  
  When I openned the bottle there was a great nose wafting of a wonderful nose for 30 seconds
  Good purple color
  Chaulky, woody, tannins
  in a decanter for 90 min and it did get better over time. tart cherries emerged after an hour (88 pts.)

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[Nicklasss]

Thank Rick,

I have this 04 Branaire in the cellar. What would be your recommendation, for perfect age to open that bottle?

Nic

[Houndsong]

I've got six of these en magnum. BD has dibs on three of these.

[JimHow]

I recall really liking the "crunchiness" of this wine upon release. Looking forward to drinking this wine at the twenty-year mark.