2015 CHÂTEAU PIBRAN Cru Bourgeois Pauillac, Lea & Sandeman

CHÂTEAU PIBRAN

2016 Cru Bourgeois Pauillac

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Grapes Cab Sauv, Merlot
Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Sub-district Haut Médoc
Village Pauillac
Classification Cru Bourgeois
ABV 13.5%

55% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon. Bold and fleshy. Broad black north Pauillac style, tasting very Cabernet despite being majority Merlot. Dark chunky build-up. Some very firm density at the core. A rather classical big-boned Pauillac. Christian Seely describes this as 'quite old-fashioned' and says that there is some quite chalky ground they have thought of grafting over to Sémillon and making a white, which might explain some of the firmness in its heart. Drinking range: 2024 - 2035 Rating: 89-91 L&S (Apr 2017)

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Loads of cassis, graphite, and pencil lead notes dominate the bouquet of the 2016 Château Pibran, which is deeply colored, full-bodied, and nicely textured on the palate. It’s another incredibly classy wine from the northern regions of the Médoc that has enough fruit and texture to offer pleasure today, yet will benefit from short-term cellaring and cruise in cold cellars. Drinking range: 2023 - 2048 Rating: 92+ Jeb Dunnuck, www.jebdunnuck.com (Feb 2019)

The 2016 Pibran is a very pretty, floral Pauillac with lovely red berry character and tons of class. Medium in body, the 2016 will drink well pretty much upon release. Feminine and understated, the 2016 is super-refined from start to finish, not to mention a true joy to taste today. Drinking range: 2018 - 2026 Rating: 91 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Jan 2019)

The 2016 Pibran, which contains 68% Merlot, had just been bottled when I conducted the vertical tasting. It has a fabulous bouquet of black currant and black cherry fruit, beautifully defined and seamlessly integrated with the oak. The medium-bodied palate offers exquisite pure black fruit laced with graphite. It conveys energy and tension, and the finish is supremely detailed and sophisticated. This is a seriously good Pibran, probably the best ever made. Tasted at the Pibran vertical at Château Pichon-Baron. Drinking range: 2020 - 2038 Rating: 92 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jan 2019)

Château Pibran

Château Pibran, now under the guidance Christian Seely and the AXA-Millesimes team, produces with good complexity, weight and concentration. Its 9.5 hectares of vineyards stretch across a well-drained gravel bank and border those of Mouton-Rothschild, Lynch-Bages and Pontet Canet. They are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (25%), Cabernet Franc (10%) and Petit Verdot (5%). The wines are vinified at Pichon-Baron. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and the wine is matured for 12-15 months in barriques (50% new). Pibran is classified as a cru bourgeois but is now producing wines the equal of many of its more highly classified neighbours.

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