Chateau Branaire-Ducru Saint-Julien 2001 Lanson Rose Champagne and perfumed raspberry emerge from

and perfumed raspberry emerge from natural winemaking without added sulfur

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

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it also makes a serious Negroni if you're feeling adventurous

Chateau Branaire-Ducru Saint-Julien 2001 Lanson Rose Champagne and perfumed raspberry emerge fromThe 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