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Château Capbern
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2024
Château Capbern (St. Estèphe)
Black raspberries with floral aromatics open the wine. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, fresh, and vibrant, with more of those sweet black raspberries, coupled with savory herbs in the mid-palate, and in the finish. This is perfect to enjoy on release. The wine blends 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, with 30% Merlot. 12.9% ABV. Drink from 2027-2038. 90-92 Pts 307 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2025 |
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2023
Château Capbern (St. Estèphe)
Mint, tobacco leaf, cedar, cherries, and currants pop in the nose. The medium-bodied, refined, soft, forward, fruity-palate is going to provide delicious drinking on release. The wine blends 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc. 14.6% ABV, 3.7 pH. Drink from 2026-2040. 92-94 Pts. 2,201 Views Tasted May 4, 2024 |
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2022
Château Capbern (St. Estèphe)
Toasty oak, red fruits, menthol, and flowers seek attention in the perfume. The palate is supple, juicy, and loaded with black and red fruits with a chocolate edge that adds even more roundness to the creamy-textured palate. The wine blends 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2026-2040. 850 Views Tasted Mar 1, 2025Spring mint, currants, black cherries, tobacco, and a touch of spice in the nose lead the way to the palate, which, even though the ABV is high, the fruits feel fresh, and lively, with no touch of heat. You find a nice touch of oceanic influence at the end of the finish. The wine blends 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc. 15% ABV, 3.8 pH. Drink from 2026-2040. 92-94 Pts. 2,654 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
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2021
Château Capbern (St. Estèphe)
A tiny hint of espresso, flowers, Indian spices, and bright, red fruits in the nose open the wine. Medium-bodied, soft, vibrant and crisp, the red fruits have sweetness, lift, energy and a tint of spice, with a sprig of refreshing mint that comes in at the end of the finish. This will drink well young. Drink from 2025-2038. 1,089 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2024Flowers, spicy red berries and savory underbrush notes open the wine. Medium-bodied, soft, vibrant and crisp, with hints of spice and olives to accompany the red currants in the finish, this will drink well young. The wine is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot, 12.8% ABV. Drink from 2024-2038. 89-91 1,919 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
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2020
Château Capbern (St. Estèphe)
Flowers, dark cherries, chocolate, spice, wet forest, and black currants create the perfume. 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. Drink from 2023-2038. 3,965 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023Spicy, dark red berries, blackberry, savory herbs, cedar and cigar box open the nose. On the palate the wine is fleshy, rich, chewy and packed with ripe currants with peppery, savory herbs. There is length, freshness, complexity and character here. This a vineyard to keep an eye on as it getting better and better. The wine blends 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, 14.1% ABV. 92-94 Pts 6,926 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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2019
Château Capbern (St. Estèphe)
Inky dark in color, the wine kicks off with layers of plushly-textured, dark red fruits, espresso, spice and round, polished tannins. The fruit-filled finish is lush, round and opulent with length and richness in the fruits. Clearly, this is a new level of quality for Capbern. Drink from 2024-2040. 4,367 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022Spicy black raspberries, cassis and blackberry fruits with just a touch of oak, wet earth and forest leaf aromas on the nose smell great. On the palate, the wine is lush, round and opulently textured, with length and purity in the fruits. Clearly, this is a new level for Capbern. The wine is a blend of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot, reaching 15.1% ABV. 92-94 Pts 8,055 Views Tasted Jun 8, 2020 |
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2018
Château Capbern (St. Estèphe)
Forest floor, tobacco leaf, wet earth, coffee bean, smoke, thyme and red currants open the wine. Medium-bodied, juicy, forward, bright and fresh, with a nice tangy note in the red currant finish, this is one of the better values in Left Bank Bordeaux todayl 3,395 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021Ripe, medium-bodied, juicy, forward and already delicious, this is a fabulous vintage for Capbern that will be easy to drink on release. You'll find a nice depth of fruit and flavor here on the palate and in the finish. The wine was made from 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot. 91-93 Pts 5,935 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
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2017
Château Capbern (St. Estèphe)
Alert, titillating, ripe and floral on the nose with a unique blend of earthy raspberries and cassis. Moving to the palate, the wine is medium bodied, the fruit is bright, sweet, crisp, crunchy and spicy. The blend was made from 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. 4,698 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
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2016
Château Capbern (St. Estèphe)
Blackberry, citrus, spice, earth and cassis provide the perfume for this potential first date. On the palate, the wine is fresh, vibrant, spicy, pure and yet another blast of citrus, which intrigues me. Fast forward to black fruits, chocolate and spice in the finish. 7,102 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
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2015
Château Capbern (St. Estèphe)
Medium-bodied with black raspberries and cassis fruits from top to bottom. Polished, fresh and fruity, with a forward, early drinking character. 4,206 Views Tasted May 21, 2018Medium-bodied with a splash of tannin and a freshness of fruit on the mouth, this wine reveals dark, red fruits, espresso, herbs and olives. Made with a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot and, for the first time, Petit Verdot was part of the mingle at 4%. Note, this is the second vintage with the, shortened name. 87 - 89 Pts 5,807 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2016 |
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2014
Château Capbern (St. Estèphe)
From the smoky fruits and softness in the tannins to the allure of the finish, there’s much to like about this polished, medium-bodied delight. Ripe and dark, this wine reached 14.2% ABV. 88-91 Pts 7,320 Views Tasted Apr 13, 2015 |
