Chateau Branaire-Ducru Saint-Julien 2001 Lanson Rose Champagne The result is a dram

The result is a dram with smoky power

We look forward to seeing you at L'Assemblage and raising a glass to another year of great wine and great company

berry-soaked

soft citrus and a finish of freshly ground coffee and dark chocolate

Chateau Branaire-Ducru Saint-Julien 2001 Lanson Rose Champagne The result is a dramThe 2001 Saint Julien vintage has always sat in the shadow of 2000 and 2005, which is exactly why bottles like this are still worth drinking the wines were classically built, never overripe, and have aged on a long, steady curve. Branaire Ducru's Fourth Growth, traditional style is a natural fit for this kind of vintage: now well into the secondary stage, with cedar and tobacco coming forward but plenty of fruit still in the mid palate. A drinking