Château Peyrabon, Haut-Médoc 2016

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The cabernet sauvignon grape ripened perfectly in 2016 and there’s a larger proportion than normal in this year’s blend (67%) lending the wine wonderful density and depth of flavour. A superb wine, ready to enjoy after some time in a decanter, but there’s no hurry to drink this.

£17.00 Bottle

£204.00 Case of 12

In Stock

Code: CM27671

Wine characteristics

Red Wine
Medium-bodied
Cabernet Merlot
75cl
Now to 2034
12.5% Alcohol
oak used but not v. noticeable
Cork, natural

Château Peyrabon

This 50-hectare cru bourgeois estate has been under the ownership of wine merchant Patrick Bernard since 1998. The odd thing here is that its vineyards are divided between the Haut-Médoc and Pauillac appellations. The 40 hectares of Haut-Médoc vineyards lie just a mile or so from the border with the Pauillac commune, and the 7 hectares of vines within the boundaries of Pauillac neighbour Châteaux Liversan and Ramage La Batisse.

The wines from the Haut-Médoc vineyards are mostly bottled as Château Payrabon while the wines from Pauillac are bottled as La Fleur de Payrabon. A second wine, Château Pierbone, is a cru bourgeois in its own right made from fruit grown in the Haut-Médoc appellation. Here the terroir is a mix of sand, gravel, clay and limestone planted with cabernet sauvignon (60%), merlot (35%), cabernet franc (3%) and petit verdot (2%).

Patrick Bernard put his money where his mouth is when buying this estate and has invested heavily to improve the vineyards and the winery. Picking is carried out both manually and by machine and vinification takes place in temperature controlled stainless-steel vats where malolactic fermentation occurs, before the wine is aged in French oak barrels.