Source: 228, The Wine Advocate; Issue Date: Aug 11, 2022 (RP-92+)

An underrated wine that has shed its youthful austerity to offer terrific drinking today, the 2011 Branaire-Ducru exhibits aromas of sweet cassis, loamy soil, cigar wrapper and classy new oak, followed by a medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated palate framed by powdery tannins and lively acids. On release, it was far from apparent that this would emerge as a charming classic, but in a blind tasting, I mistook it for the estate’s 2010.
Drink Date: 2021 – 2045

Source: jamessuckling.com. Issue Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 (JS-92)

This is tight and structured, with blueberry and mineral character. Full and firm with excellent tannins for the vintage. Needs at least four years to soften but shows potential: try in 2018.