Bordeaux - Bordeaux Blend - Margaux, FR - 17
 
Château Brane-Cantenac 2me Cru Classé is a fantastic second-growth with improving quality vintage by vintage. I selected this wine, because as of right now they are one of the cheaper Cru Classé wines, and continuously up-and-coming. Several of the previous vintages of this wine have been smash-hits in regards to complexity, and they age beautifully - did I mention that they're one of the few Biodynamic cru wines? This second-growth gives strong flavors of graphite, followed by dark-fruit, plums, and cassis, namely, with an incredible hint of roses petal and tabac semois.