Chateau Pibran 2017
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With a higher-than-usual percentage of Merlot, this wine offers layers of ripe black fruit flavors. It has a rounded feel, with generous fruits and intense acidity. Overall, it is soft and full on the palate.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Based mostly on Merlot (68%), the 2017 Chateau Pibran reveals a ruby/purple hue as well as terrific notes of damp earth, tobacco leaf, chocolate, and black cherry and currant fruits. Beautifully textured, medium to full-bodied, and balanced, it's a terrific 2017 that's already hard to resist. Drink it over the coming 10-15 years or more.
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Wine Spectator
Shows a woodsy edge, with hints of cedar and alder peeking in on the core of gently mulled plum and red currant fruit. Iron and tobacco details fill in on the finish, with the woodsy side lingering. Features enough fruit for balance, but remains a bit shy on precision in the end. Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Best from 2022 through 2036.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Pibran gives up notes of redcurrant jelly, baked plum and blackcurrant cordial with ints of stewed tea, fragrant earth and new leather. Medium-bodied, the palate has great vibrancy, with bags of crunchy fruit and a soft texture, finishing with lovely purity.
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James Suckling
Aromas of flowers, currants and raspberries follow through to a medium body, tight and creamy tannins and attractive, cool fruit. A little short at the finish. But nicely crafted. Drink in 2021 and onwards.
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