Black cherries, currants, roses, violets, spice, and forest floor create the aromatics. On the palate, the elegance and purity of the fruit are instantly recognizable. The lift and vibrancy, paired with concentration and sensuality, set this apart. The finish starts strong and continues seamlessly. 2025 marks the Lurton family's 100th anniversary of owning the vineyard. You can expect to see a special label celebrating the occasion. The 2025 is in competition with the 2022 as the best vintage ever produced at the estate. The wine blends 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 1% Carmenere, and 1% Cabernet Franc. 13.3% ABV, 3.62 pH. Harvesting took place September 2 - September 19. Yields were 32 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2029-2065. - 98 to 100 Points - Jeff Leve

Black in color. An intense, refined, fruity, and pure nose, evolving with depth as the glass is swirled, yet also very Médoc-like. Nuances of blackcurrant, never before seen at this age, mingle with dark fruit. Ultra-distinguished on the attack, with an incredible grace in its texture and a melting body, the wine rolls across the palate, meticulous, complex, and profound. It finishes long and, once again, impossible to spit out. It's superb. Blend: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, 1% Carménère. Alcohol: 13.3% - pH: 3.62. 12.10% press wine. Yield: 32.2 hl/ha. If you were to buy only one wine from this vintage, this would be it. It is the outsider among all the wines rated above it. - Jean-Marc Quarin

The stillness, the nobility, the precision in the aroma once again make this Brane one of the great wines of the vintage; delicately fruity, floral, with plenty of cassis and subtle roasted notes on the nose, the wine reveals a tasting spectacle on the palate; finest tannins envelop the fruit like velvet and silk, immensely powerful, yet feather-light gliding over the tongue, always present, never intrusive; with an finish of excellent length. This is a wine that can fill the big stage for an entire evening. (Drink from 2030 to 2065) - 97 to 99 Points - Adrian Van Velsen

Cassis, graphite, liquid violets, and tobacco all define the 2025 Château Brane-Cantenac, a blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and 1% each Cabernet Franc, Carménère, and Petit Verdot that's being raised in 100% new French oak. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with a focused, elegant mouthfeel, beautiful concentration and depth, integrated acidity, and a great finish. Hitting 13.5% alcohol, it's a brilliant success in the vintage and should be snatched up by readers. - 96 to 98 Points - Jeb Dunnuck

(Margaux; 80% Cabernet Sauvignon; 18% Merlot; 1% Carménère; 1% Cabernet Franc; a final yield of 32.2 hl/ha; pH 3.62; 13.3% alcohol; 12% press wine; tasted twice, first at the UGCB press tasting at the Cité du Vin and then with Christophe Capdeville at Brane Cantenac). Look out for the special centennial label to mark 100 years of the Lurton family's ownership. This is divine aromatically and yet also delivers an incredible density and compactness in the mid-palate that only Brane seems to be able to achieve with this much clarity, finesse, elegance and precision. There's a gentle and very natural sweetness to the aromatics. This is a wine of a paradoxical brilliance given the constrast between its staggering freshness and the climatic conditions from which it was forged. The floral notes are delicate and subtle - lily of the valley, perhaps a littee mimosa and iris. There's a touch of incense too. Brane Cantenac in 2025 is texturally sublime, with an amazing sensation of layering and a dynamic freshness that seems to well up from below very naturally. Quite simply, this is a triumph. - 96 to 98 Points - Colin Hay