Established a century before the 1855 classification and located on the best gravelly outcrops of Cantenac, Brane-Cantenac is considered one of the best Second Growths in the Médoc. In 1833, Baron de Brane sold his estate in Pauillac and bought what is now known as Brane-Cantenac. The Château has gone through two relatively recent modernizations: first in 1999, when they began adding smaller vats to allow for parcel-by-parcel vinification, and again in 2015 when they completed renovations of their cellars and vat rooms. While Brane-Cantenac is known for its traditional methods, the Château is no stranger to technology, as one of the first estates to embrace optical sorting technology.