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Chateau Capbern 2020 is a terrific Saint- Estephe stemming from the same team as Calon Segur but at a steal of a price -a gem at this price.
Coming from 33 hectares of vines on sandy, gravelly, clay soils, the final blend is 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The elevage spanned 18 months in 60% new French oak, and this beauty hit just 12.8% natural alcohol. Gorgeous cassis, violets, damp earth, iron, and classy oak all emerge on the nose, and it's full-bodied on the palate, with beautiful tannins, a layered, seamless mouthfeel, and the vintage's pure, focused, age-worthy style front and center. Give bottles just 4-6 years and enjoy over the following two decades.
This is pretty and aromatic with ripe black cherries and blackberries as well as hints of chocolate, sweet spices and nut shell. Full-bodied with a deep character of mellow black fruit. Firm and structured with ripe, fine-grained tannins and a velvety finish. The wine's power is mitigated by its acidity and bright freshness.
Expect flavours of dark cherries, chocolate, spice, wet forest, flowers and perfumed black currants. On the palate, the wine is equally fresh as it is ripe, sweet, lush and creamy with layers of rich, ripe, polished earthy fruits that linger.
This a vineyard to keep an eye on as it getting better and better.
95/100 Wine Enthusiast
93/100 James Suckling
93/100 Jeff Leve
