2000 Chateau Brane Cantenac

One of the 2nd growth Margaux clarets, I opened this on Xmas day to drink with the turkey.  I could see a fair amount of sediment in the bottom of the bottle and in hindsight should have decanted it first.  But I opened it up 4 hours before lunch and tasted it just before we sat down to eat.  On its own it was rich, smooth and with soft tannins.  It complemented the food perfectly and everyone enjoyed it.

We finished off a second bottle the following evening and having been open for 24 hours had actually improved on the first bottle.

This 2000 vintage is drinking very well now but will probably be a point around 2009 to 2010.