Château Capbern, St-Estèphe - 2023

Provenance: Bordeaux
Appellation: Saint-Estèphe
Domain: Capbern
Grape variety(ies): 68% Cabernet sauvignon, 31% merlot, 1% petit verdot.
On-call time: 15 years
Note: 92/100

Bewitching, ripe nose, with fragrances of wilted flowers. On the palate, the attack is moderate, slightly faded by the presence of wood at this stage. The finish is silky and spicy, with mellow tannins.

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Technique

Viticulture

Gravelly-sandy, clay and limestone soil. Production area: 29 hectares (33 hectares planted). Average age of vines: 18 years. Double Guyot pruning. Planting density: 8,000 vines per hectare. Target yield: 45 hl/ha. Oenologist: Éric Boissenot. Capbern is another Calon-Ségur estate but is neither a 2nd nor a 3rd wine.

Oenology

Hand-picked, 1st inspection during the harvest, vibrating de-stemmer, manual sorting table. Vinification in temperature-controlled stainless steel truncated-cone vats. Vatting period of 18 to 21 days. Aged for 18 months, 60% in new barrels, the rest in one-wine barrels. Fining with egg white. Average annual production: around 80,000 bottles.