Château Capbern 2025
St-Estèphe
Bordeaux, France
Arriving: Mid 2028
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 13.8% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: No | Drink from: 2034 |
| Biodynamic: No | Drink to: 2042 |
| Grapes: 62% Cabernet Sauvignon; 36% Merlot; 2% Cabernet Franc | |
"Château Capbern has long been one of my most recommended Bordeaux wines and, judging by the number of repeat purchases from customers over the years, one of the most successful too. Benefiting from the same ownership as Calon-Ségur, the quality here has risen steadily over the past decade. Whilst I do not think the last couple of vintages have quite reached the heights of benchmark releases such as 2014, 2016 or 2019, the 2025 marks a return to form. Combining classic Saint-Estèphe structure with an uncommon degree of charm and accessibility, it offers dark fruits, graphite and spice wrapped in a beautifully balanced frame. At just £87 per 6 IB, it is one of the easiest wines of the vintage to recommend. 92-94 points from Neal Martin supports that view."
Gus McLean, Founder
Critic scores
Critic reviews
William Kelley, April 2026, RobertParker.com
"The 2025 Capbern comes with a redesigned label that now sports the same heart-shaped motif in order to visibly link it with Calon-Ségur. This was picked from September 4 with the Merlot until September 20, the fastest harvest ever at 15 days since the maturity was already there. Yields are 32 hl/ha and it was matured in 60% new oak barrels, alcohol 13.8% with a 3.25 pH. This has an attractive bouquet with brambly black fruit, briar, cedar and light tea leaf scents that gradually open in the glass. Fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, gentle grip, a little chalkiness and plenty of freshness and poise towards the finish. More cohesive than recent vintages, I really appreciate the control and minéralité towards the finish. This is one of the best Capbern releases to date."
Neal Martin, May 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2025 Capbern is an absolute delight. Bold, juicy and super expressive, the 2025 is so showy today. A rush of dark red-toned fruit, new leather, spice, menthol, dried flowers and mocha makes a strong opening statement. Cabernet Sauvignon drives the blend. Capbern is usually pretty burly. The 2025 offers plenty of fruit intensity along with tannins that are more refined than most years. This is such a gorgeous wine. Best of all, Capbern should be a terrific value."
Antonio Galloni, April 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2025 Capbern is an absolute delight. Bold, juicy and super expressive, the 2025 is so showy today. A rush of dark red-toned fruit, new leather, spice, menthol, dried flowers and mocha makes a strong opening statement. Cabernet Sauvignon drives the blend. Capbern is usually pretty burly. The 2025 offers plenty of fruit intensity along with tannins that are more refined than most years. This is such a gorgeous wine. Best of all, Capbern should be a terrific value."
Jane Anson, April 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Slightly herbal aromas mixed with blackcurrant leaf, leading to a grippy and saline palate straight away with sticky liquorice, mint and cooling blueberry aspects. Straight and forward but so clean and precise, really in one line with such persistence and lovely crushed powdery velvet tannins. Excellent presentation – young and a little tight as expected but so pure and focused, with a wonderful soft red cherry aspect underneath. General manager Vincent Millet said: ‘It wasn't very easy in St-Estèphe this year with an intense 15-day harvest across all three wines in the portfolio as all varieties matured quickly, yet we found great Cabernet Sauvignon. For me this is a wine with great potential showing the tannins of the great vintages 2005, 2010 and 2015.’ 3.2pH."
Geogina Hindle, April 2026, Decanter.com
"(Saint-Estèphe; 62% Cabernet Sauvignon; 36% Merlot; 2% Cabernet Franc; a final yield of 32 hl/ha; pH 3.60; 13.8% alcohol; tasted at Calon Ségur). Sporting it's rather refined new label from the 2024 vintage. Hyper-saline, quite gamey, rich and punchy, but with a lot more mid-palate clarity and cystallinity than before, this is radiant in its purity, fresh and very authentic to its terroir, above all on the juicy palate."
Colin Hay, April 2026, DrinksBusiness.com