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Capbern 2009

St Estephe, Cru bourgeois

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Tasting Notes

Tasted at the château. A blend 72% Cabernet Sauvignon and 28% Merlot raised in 50% new oak and 50% one-year old barrels. The Capbern-Gasqueton 2009 has a very precise bouquet with ample red fruits: wild strawberry and raspberry with subtle earth and liquorice notes underneath and beginning to rise to the surface with each swirl of the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with good fruit concentration, slightly chalky tannins at this stage, good tension and mineralité coming through towards the finish with blacker fruits, one again with a hint of liquorice. Nice length and persistency. Great value + great wine = happy customer.

Score: -

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 01 September 2011

From the Calon-Ségur stable and very impressive! Blueish purple crimson. Very juicy and meaty. Lively fruit. Polished. Great vitality. Very much St-Estèphe on the finish. Minerals. But a quite amazing amount of sweetness on the front palate. Really wonderful expression of St-Estèphe 2009 - though not of St-Estèphe in most vintages.

Score: 17 - 18

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2016-2026 07 April 2010

This cool terroir has produced a tannic yet attractive wine with lots of minerality, an elegant black cherry and slightly herbaceous note, good texture, and a traditional style. It is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc. It should drink well for a decade or more. (Tasted once.)

Score: 85 - 87

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2010-2020 01 April 2010