Capbern - Saint-Estèphe 2017 b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca

Le Point

15 / 20

byJacques Dupontthe6/20/2018

Fruits noirs, nez discret, fin, vif, demi-corps, beaucoup de fraîcheur, en longueur, finale très salivante.

Jeb DUNNUCK

90-92 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe6/12/2018

This large estate has turned out a classic wine in 2017 that just screams of Saint-Estèphe. Checking in as a rough blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, and the rest equal parts Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it will spend 18 months in 60% new French oak. Textbook Saint Estèphe dark fruits, damp earth, and tobacco leaf all flow to a medium-bodied, rounded, nicely textured wine that has the cooler, perfumed, aromatics style of the vintage, good mid-palate depth, and gorgeous purity of fruit. Classic Bordeaux lovers will dig this.

Vinifera

90-92 / 100

byJacques Perrinthe5/28/2018

Très beau nez avec un fruit exubérant mais frais, de grande finesse, réglissé, superbe maturité et grande pureté. Plénitude du milieu de bouche, vin texturé, doux dans les tanins, hyper savoureux. Grand rapport prix-plaisir à prévoir !

Vinous

88-90 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe5/15/2018

The 2017 Capbern is soft, pliant and inviting. This pretty, gracious Saint-Estèphe has plenty to offer, especially over the near and medium term. Floral notes give lift to the bright red cherry fruit. Soft contours and mid-weight structure add to the wine's immediacy. Tasted two times.

The Wine Cellar Insider

90-92 / 100

byJeff Levethe5/11/2018

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.

Vinous

89-91 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/1/2018

The 2017 Capbern was cropped at 43.5hl/ha and matured in 60% new oak. It has a fresh, lively cranberry and blackcurrant-scented bouquet, a little savory in style with hints of Japanese nori (seaweed). The palate is nicely structured with a keen thread of acidity. There is a little compactness on the entry but it gently unfolds towards the finish that exerts subtle grip. It is the precision rather than the power that defines this Capbern and if released at similar prices to previous vintages, could be one of the must-buys of 2017.

Wine Advocate

85-87 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/27/2018

The tentative blend for the 2017 Capbern is 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple colored, it gives exuberant red cherries, blackberries and black raspberries on the nose with touches of bay leaves and dusty soil. The palate is medium-bodied, elegant and fresh with chewy tannins and an earthy finish.

Decanter.com

89 / 100

byJane Ansonthe4/25/2018

The Merlots and Cabernet Francs suffered a little from the rains of September, but the early season and lack of frost damage helped overcome this, with a normal yield of 43.5hl/ha. Capbern has an ample mid-palate with savoury but fleshy blueberry and blackberry fruits, and mint-edged charcoal - it's well put together. 3% Petit Verdot makes up the blend given here. Ageing for 18 months in 60% new oak. 3.8pH.
Drinking Window 2024 - 2036

Jean-Marc QUARIN

15,75 / 20

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/17/2018

Wine Enthusiast

91-93 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/17/2018

This is a soft wine, ripe with generous tannins and black fruits. It has fine acidity and juicy fruitiness balanced by a core of tannins, it is full of fruit with a smoky finish.

Jamessuckling.com

91-92 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/6/2018

Dark berries and crushed stones. Medium body, firm and silky tannins and a fresh finish. Tightness.

Wine Spectator

88-91 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/4/2018

Fresh and juicy, with pomegranate and damson plum fruit laced liberally with lilac, savory and pebble hints.—J.M.