In Bond Fine Wine. 2020 Château Capbern, Saint-Estephe, Bordeaux, France. Cru bourgeois • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 91/100 (WK). Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Neal Martin (NM) — 91/100 · Vinous.com, 2024-01-01 · Drink 2028-2044
The 2020 Capbern has a forward, fruit-driven bouquet with iodine-tinged black cherry fruit. It's actually quite floral—a bit of Margaux mixed with Saint-Estèphe! The palate is medium-bodied with ripe tannins, plenty of cedar and black-pepper-infused black fruit and an almost Tannat-like finish. It's just a bit uncompromising today. I would cellar this for three or four years. Tasted blind at the…
William Kelley (WK) — 91/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 2023-04-06 · Drink 2025-2045
The 2020 Capbern offers up aromas of sweet cassis, plums, pencil shavings, loamy soil and licorice, followed by a medium to full-bodied, rich and seamless palate that's polished, penetrating and dynamic. It's a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Petit Verdot and the balance Merlot, produced by Vincent Millet and his team from Calon Ségur.