Château Capbern

Château Capbern, St Estèphe, 2021

Name: Château Capbern, St Estèphe
Brand: Château Capbern
Price: 335.47 GBP

86/100

Inside Bordeaux

84-86/100

The Wine Independent

89/100

Vinous

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2021
24x37.5cl
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£335.47
2021
6x75cl
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£141.94

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

This excellent estate situated between Calon Segur and Montrose benefits from the same wine making team as Calon Segur: Vincent Millet and Eric Boissenot. The fruit from this vineyard formed part of Calon Segur until the 2006 vintage, when the late Denise Gasqueton decided to create a separate label. It has now dropped the Gasqueton from its name and will just be called 'Capbern'. It has its own very smart winery and there is a very handsome Chateau tucked away behind the church in St Estephe. The 2021 is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot at 12.8% alcohol. Offering cool Cabernet aromas of flowers, crunchy hedgerow fruit and gravel, this is fragrant, poised and with an easy sense of balance. Lots of red fruits, plums and fine stones on the palate, culminating in a precise focussed finish with well-mannered tannins. Juicy and bright.

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We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

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Critic Reviews

86/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Redcurrant and cranberry, touches of capsicum and raspberry leaf, with extra layers of cloves and white pepper spice. This dips a little through the mid palate, but is carefully constructed. No frost on the vineyard, 36hl/h yield. Eric Boisenot consultant, Suravenir owner.

drinking window 2025 - 2036

date of review 04/2024

89/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2021 Capbern, bottled in May 2023, has a clean and precise nose that unfolds with slightly more red fruit than I observed en primeur. The oak here is nicely integrated with a background scent of black olive. The palate is well-balanced with a soft entry. This is clearly going to be one of the more approachable recent vintages from this Saint-Estèphe estate. Today it possesses fine, light tannins and modest weight, revealing more black fruit mixed with cedar and black pepper toward the finish. Quite understated, drink this over the next 15 to 20 years.

drinking window 2024 - 2038

date of review 02/2024

84-86/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2021 Capbern is composed of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot. Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, it comes tumbling out with notes of kirsch, redcurrants, and black raspberries with hints of tobacco. Light-bodied, the palate delivers crunchy red fruits with soft tannins and a crisp backbone, finishing on an herbal note. Yields came in at 36 hl/ha.

drinking window 2025 - 2036

date of review 05/2022

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