Branaire Ducru - 2004 (750ml) Cornas ripe wine is one of

ripe wine is one of the vintage’s most prodigious offerings

but it is a great classic

The wine is massive and full-bodied yet neither over the top nor heavy because of good acidity

this example of 1990 Montrose is a privilege to behold

This is a behemoth – dense

Branaire Ducru - 2004 (750ml) Cornas ripe wine is one ofPossessing the finest aromatics of all the 2004 St. Juliens, Branaire Ducru offers complex licorice, cranberry, boysenberry, and floral notes interwoven with notions of plums and figs. This dark ruby purple tinged, medium bodied, elegant effort offers sweet fruit as well as ripe tannins. Give it 1 3 years of bottle age and drink it over the following 14 15. Robert Parker 90 points