This is one of the Gasqueton family’s finest efforts to date (although the 2009 was also very good). The dark ruby/purple-tinged 2010 exhibits plenty of delicious red and blackberry fruit, medium body and more size and substance than most past vintages. It should drink well for a decade or more. 87-89 points.

Tasted at Calon-Segur, this sample was taken from a new barrel, though it will be raised in 80% new oak. This is the first vintage to be vinified at the new cuverie and is a blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon and 27% Merlot with the addition of 10% vin de presse. This has an attractive bouquet with brambly black fruits, a touch of hot slate and wild hedgerow. Very natural. The palate is medium-bodied with powdery tannins on the entry, good acidity and a lot of freshness on the finish, with notes of blackberry, wild strawberry and a touch of tobacco. What a great Saint Estephe! Drink 2012-2022. Tasted March 2011. 90-92 points.

The best vintage I have tasted on the estate in a long time. No doubt the high percentage of cabernet sauvignon (73%) and the elevage in new oak (85%) will give this wine style and class. Dark-hued wine. Bursting with fruits on the nose, with a brisk edge to it. Juicy, silky and rather dense on the palate, with fat. Deliciously deep and lingering with particularly well-coated and refined tannins. Utterly delicious - an absolute must-have in your cellar. 88 points

Dark ruby. Perfumed, floral aromas of black cherry, violet and lavender. Enters bright and fruity, with savory black cherry and blackcurrant flavors, then turns increasingly tight and austere on the back, finishing with slightly astringent tannins and persistent, pure black fruit flavors. Though this is a little tannic at present, there`s enough fruit here to allow for optimism. after an excellent 2009, this is yet another very good Capbern-Gasqueton. That it`s taken very seriously by the staff...87-90 points