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Château Bibian Haut-Médoc

Haut-Médoc · France

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carnes vermelhas assadas · cordeiro · queijos curados

201488 pts

Close to the Listrac vineyards and with the same ownership as Cap Léon Veyrin, this estate is on some of the same limestone soil as that appellation. The wine is structured and tight with firm tannins. The 55% of Merlot does suggest a juicy character although this will take time…
201388 pts

This wine is dry, full of tannins that mask the fruit and give the wine an austere character that will need time to soften out. The aftertaste contines the dry theme, but with hints of a more fruity future. Drink from 2018 when the fruit will have asserted itself.
201290 pts

This smooth, ripe wine has just enough wood to give structure without smothering the black berry fruit. With vines close to Listrac, Bibian is at the heart of the Haut-Médoc appellation, producing a rich, structured wine with the juicy fruit typical of the vintage.
201188 pts

In this still very young wine, the tannins dominate, but the fruitiness is there to come out later. With power, black fruits and touches of dark chocolate, it will be a fine, rich wine. Drink from 2017.