Don’t be put off by the wood spices, which are still a bit prominent. This is built for the long haul, with impressive depth and complexity. Spiced berries, white pepper, hibiscus and touches of cedar, chocolate and minerals. The highlight is the tannin, both in its dusty quality and huge quantity, delivering structure, polish and precision. Really caressing and long in the finish, which lasts almost a minute. Such a smart buy for the vintage. Drink from 2026 and for the next 10 to 15 years.
96 points, Zekun Shuai, James Suckling (Jan 2025)
As usual, this estate crafted another sensual, delicate wine in a region where power and austerity are often the norm. The 2022 Haut-Marbuzet reveals an elegant, seductive bouquet of licorice, dark berries, cherries and flowers mingled with barely noticeable oak. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and layered, it's enveloping with a fleshy core of fruit, velvety tannins and a long, mineral, almost saline finish. It's a blend of 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot.
94+ points, Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate (Mar 2025)
The 2022 from Haut-Marbuzet is a blend of 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc, and it presents a dense and modestly sauvage style of fruit on the nose, with dark hedgerow berries, liquorice, toast, black bean, melted tar and crushed white chalk. The palate follows in a ready, dark, flavoursome and juicy style, with a dense core of tightly packed and fine-grained tannins, supporting a layer of black and savoury fruits lifted by notes of white peach and orange peel. This has a deliciously coherent and taut style, with a long grip of tightly packed tannins. Juicy, coherent, complete, once this absorbs the slightly spirity oak and dense, close-knit tannic structure I am sure it will be superb. Chapeau! Tasted twice. The alcohol on the label is 14.5%.
94 points, Chris Kissack, Wine Independent (Jun 2025)
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