Château Capbern, St Estèphe, 2017

Name: Château Capbern, St Estèphe
Brand: Château Capbern

Available Vintages

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critic reviews

90/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

The 2017 Capbern is medium to deep garnet-purple in color. Stewed plums, kirsch, and raspberry pie notes all jump from the nose, followed by suggestions of wild thyme and tar. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers a good amount of pure fruit with soft tannins and a lifted finish.

DRINKING WINDOW 2022 - 2032

date of review 12/2022

91/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2017 Capbern is medium to deep garnet-purple colored with aromas of baked blackberries, Morello cherries, cassis, fertile loam, unsmoked cigars and sauteed herbs. The palate is medium-bodied, firm and grainy with a good black fruit core and red fruit sparks on the finish. The wine was aged for 18 months in French oak, 60% new. The final blend is 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot.

DRINKING WINDOW 2021 - 2033

date of review 03/2020

91/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2017 Capbern was bottled at the end April 2019. The wine has a perfumed bouquet with black fruit and light marine aromas, and a touch of brine in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly dry tannin, very classic in style and quintessentially Saint-Estèphe. Moderate in length, there is a slight rawness on the finish.

DRINKING WINDOW 2020 - 2028

date of review 02/2020