Château Peyrabon 2019

90–92. Barrel Sample. A lightly structured wine, this has plenty of the intense freshness of the vintage. Its tannin core melds with the pure black currant flavors to give a wine that will develop well over the medium-term.

A touch of exotic spice, sweet cinnamon, white pepper, raisins, dried fruit and red cherries. This has a lovely, dense and chewy texture with bright red fruit flavours such as raspberries, strawberries and red cherries. Fruit-forward and confident. Acidity keeps things lifted and fresh, and this has an appealing brightness, even a touch too bright at this point—the acidity and fruit need more time to integrate.

Pleasing nose of blackberries, blueberries, stones, sage and rosemary. Medium-bodied with medium tannins and bright acidity. Fresh, juicy and fruity. Drink or hold.

Medium-bodied and already showing off its tobacco, cherry and cassis core, the wine is soft, bright and crisp with a focus on the lift and freshness in the red berry finish. 86-88 Pts

The 2019 Peyrabon is made from 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31.5% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 3.5% Petit Verdot. Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, it offers wonderfully spicy scents of cinnamon, cloves, and Sichuan pepper over a core of warm cassis and pencil shavings with a hint of cardamom. Medium-bodied, the palate shows vibrant black fruits with loads of spicy accents and a soft texture, finishing with impressive length.

One of the finest vintages of Peyrabon. The nose shows beautiful complexity and maturity, with pure, ripe fruit alongside delicious peppery and tobacco notes; the palate lives up to it, broad and fleshy, with present but measured tannins and a long, fresh finish. Full of potential.

A bouquet of good intensity revealing notes of blackcurrant and blackberry, followed by refreshing nuances of eucalyptus. On the palate, the wine has pep and a lovely aromatic intensity. The tannins have your back and are aligned with the temperament of the acidic structure. A wine with character, finesse, and excellent ageing potential! If there is one wine I completely missed during my en primeur tastings, it’s this one. Such a discrepancy is not acceptable, but well… nobody’s perfect. Mea culpa.

This wine benefits from decanting. The nose shows concentration, a certain power, fine grain and elegance. It reveals notes of wild black cherry, blackcurrant and, more subtly, grey pepper, joined by small touches of violet as well as fine hints of licorice, black tea and racy minerality (almost discreetly iodized). The palate is fruity, balanced, precise and long, offering minerality, freshness, good definition, a lovely glycerol texture, fine straightness and elegance. On the palate, the wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy blackberry, vibrant blackcurrant and, more slightly, pulpy/juicy black cherry, combined with touches of violet, small red berries, and fine hints of licorice, racy/gravelly minerality and a hint of black tea. Good length. The tannins are precise and relatively supple. There is a fine saline/iodized note and well-judged underlying bitters.