Château Haut-Marbuzet 2018

Wineadvocate

The 2018 Haut-Marbuzet has a medium to deep garnet-purple color and open-knit notes of mocha, black olives, wild sage and tree bark over a core of stewed black plums and cassis, plus a waft of cracked black pepper. The medium to full-bodied palate has nice ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness backing up the muscular black fruit flavors, finishing long and savory. Give it another year or two in bottle and drink it over the next 15+ years. - LP 04/2021

Beck

Que de finesse et de complexité dans ce bouquet. Il crée une très belle cohabitation (positive en l'occurrence) entre maturité et fraîcheur au travers de notes de menthe, de baies noires et de fruits confits. Attaque sapide et friande avec une légère sucrosité. Quelle rigueur et quel charme, quelle puissance et quelle délicatesse... Les tannins sont serrés, juteux et en parfaite symbiose avec le tempérament racé de la structure. Il en résulte un vin brillant, juvénile, séduisant, conquérant mais aussi revendicateur de la grandeur de St-Estèphe en 2018 ! Chapeau ! 2025-2048 - YB November 2020

Suckling

12 Jan, 2021 – Crushed strawberries, currants and blackberries on the nose with spice, vanilla and floral undertones. Full body with firm, polished tannins that really grow on the palate. Silky texture with pleasant acidity, leading to a bright, fruity finish with super length. A fantastic Haut-Marbuzet. Best in years. Try after 2025.

Dunnuck

An impressive Saint-Estèphe, the deep purple-hued 2018 Château Haut-Marbuzet offers up a textbook nose of ripe black and blue fruits interwoven with lots of toasty oak, earth, and chocolate. Rich, powerful, and concentrated on the palate yet also balanced and lively, with a good spine of acidity, it's going to need 4-6 years of bottle age but should keep for 15-20 years. It's superb wine. - JD 11/2021