Region: France, Bordeaux, Saint Julien

Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon (64%), Merlot (27%), Petit Verdot (6%) & Cabernet Franc (3%)

Tasting notes: Deep in colour, this has top notes of red fruit and cedar. The palate is very suave with an underlying freshness. There is a lovely weight to this wine, with some pleasing cassis notes on the mid-palate. It has a lovely, fine finish with some crunchy blackcurrant fruit. Very poised and elegant, Branaire’s 2016 has great finesse.