UK £
EU €
HK $
US $Appellations
Capbern 2024
St Estephe, Cru bourgeois
| GBP Price: | Size | Quantities | Units | status | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £87 per Case | 6x75cl | Cases | 60 | - | [Add to shopping basket] |
| Tasting Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The 2024 Capbern aged in 60% new French oak for 18 months and contains a little more Cabernet than usual. It has a fresh bouquet with blackberry, cranberry, incense and pencil shaving aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with strict tannins. This is armed with satisfying freshness, brightness and hints of allspice and cumin in the background. This is cohesive on the modest, sapid finish. Although this is not the best Capbern that I have encountered in recent years, it is certainly a decent wine for the vintage. Score: 90 - 92 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2028-2039 Date: 01 May 2025 |
||||
|
The 2024 Capbern is a very pretty, delicate Saint-Estèphe. Cabernet Sauvignon takes the leading role in this elegant, nuanced wine. Crushed flowers, spice, new leather, cedar, licorice and incense are all delineated in the glass. Vibrant floral notes reappear on the long, persistent finish. Score: 90 - 92 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2026-2036 Date: 29 April 2025 |
||||
|
70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot. 45 hl/ha. Cask sample. Red- and dark-berry fruit. Tannins firm but not hard. Slightly lean in the middle and finishes a little dry but fresh and ‘classic’ in style. (JL) 12.9% Score: 16 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2030-2040 Date: 28 April 2025 |
||||
|
Enticing aromatics on this wine, soft waves of rose petals, blackberry fruit, crayon and pencil lead, with measured oak use. Acidity puts the tannins into a little overly-focused position on the finish, and the austerity that needs to be softened over ageing. Fairly old school, with charm. 3.60 pH. 45 hl/ha. 60% new oak. Score: 91 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2028-2028 Date: 23 April 2025 |
||||
|
A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, the 2024 Capbern is a polished classic, offering up notions of cassis, lilac, licorice and pencil shavings, followed by a medium-bodied, supple and polished palate with good underlying cut and grip. It checks in at 12.9% alcohol. Score: 90 - 92 William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 23 April 2025 |
||||