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Chateau Peyrabon, 2015, Haut-Medoc (some label discolouration)

Name: Chateau Peyrabon, 2015, Haut-Medoc (some label discolouration)
SKU: 00154
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Chateau Peyrabon, 2015, Haut-Medoc

Tasting Notes

This vintage has colour. The nose of Peyrabon 2015 has a lot of aromatic relief on aromas of red and black fruits mainly dominated by redcurrant and black cherry. The agitation offers a touch of cedar (a balsamic side) bringing a touch of aromatic freshness. The entry in the mouth shows an effective acid support which carries the wine from attack to finish, all organized around an elegant tannic structure with a sensation of fleshy and very coated tannins. The wine has a good length and fruit to perfection as evidenced by the retro-olfaction.

" The 2015 Peyrabon has a perfumed bouquet driven by the 51% Merlot, crushed strawberry and redcurrant aromas neatly entwined with the new oak. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit, a fine line of acidity, good density towards the finish that delivers an attractive spiced aftertaste. This is very fine and should drink well for a decade. "

Parker 89-91/100

Château Peyrabon is a Cru Bourgeois wine estate based in the Bordeaux commune of Saint-Sauveur, just west of Pauillac, in the northern Haut-Médoc wine region on the so-called "Left Bank" of the Gironde estuary. Unusually, the estate boasts vineyard holdings in both the Haut-Médoc and Pauillac appellations. A trio of red wines are made from Cabernet Sauvignon supported by Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc.

The estate boasts 37 hectares (91 acres) of Haut-Médoc vineyard, covering soils composed of gravel, clay, sand, and limestone with vines averaging 25 years old. The chateau is located in this appellation, near the hamlet of Labrousse (itself just southeast of Saint-Sauveur), some 50km (30 miles) north of Bordeaux city center.

Two Haut-Médoc red wines are made from these vines: the eponymous "grand vin", Château Peyrabon; and the estate's second wine, Château Pierbone.

The château's Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant grand vin is aged in 33 percent new French oak for around 14 months before bottling. Around 35,000 cases of Château Peyrabon are produced annually.

Finally, the estate's third wine – Château La Fleur Peyrabon – is made from seven hectares (17 acres) of vines planted several kilometres to the east in Pauillac. Around 3000 cases are produced per annum.

The estate has a history dating back to the 18th Century with a château built in 1766. Between 1998 and 2022 it was owned by Bordeaux merchant Patrick Bernard, who sold it to BCAP, a group controlled by the Castéja family (owners of Château Batailley and Château Lynch Moussas).