Château Capbern

Château Capbern, St Estèphe, 2022

Name: Château Capbern, St Estèphe
Brand: Château Capbern
Price: 383.84 GBP

90/100

Inside Bordeaux

91-93/100

The Wine Independent

91/100

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2022
24x37.5cl
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£383.84
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£161.92
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£161.92
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Critic Reviews

90/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Concentrated in colour and in flavour, this is one of the few big name wines this year that really does seem to have lost typicity, but no doubt impacted by the hail more than the vintage itself. Lots of spice, deep clove spice, feels lusicous in texture, but more exuberant than usual, lacks some of that old school Capbern restraint. Harvest September 6 through to 27.28hl/h yield, following hail early in the season. 60% new oak for ageing.

drinking window 2026 - 2040

date of review 03/2025

91/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2022 Capbern takes a few minutes to really coalesce on the nose. It has more red fruit than I recall compared to <em>en primeur</em>, with raspberry and wild strawberry scents, touches of wilted rose petal and a hint of dried blood in the background. This opens nicely with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with a rounded, very harmonious opening, well-judged acidity and a judicious dab of spice toward the finish. This finishes with style, perhaps better than the aromatics at the moment. It is promising.

drinking window 2027 - 2047

date of review 02/2025

91-93/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

Made from 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot, and 1% Cabernet Franc, the 2022 Capbern is deep garnet-purple in color. It sashays out with flamboyant scents of warm cassis, fresh blackberries, and cherry pie, followed by suggestions of sassafras, cedar chest, and iron ore. The concentrated, full-bodied palate is jam packed with black fruit flavors, supported by finely grained tannins and just enough freshness, finishing decadently rich and with great persistence. pH 3.8.

drinking window 2026 - 2042

date of review 05/2023

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