All Wines Cabernet Based Blend Château Le Boscq 2019
Château Le Boscq

Château Le Boscq 2019

Item Code: 2336819
RRP HK$429.00
HK$377.52 / bottle when you Mix 12 or more
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Description

Brought to life by new owners in 1995, Château Le Boscq is today a leading Saint-Estèphe Cru Bourgeois estate. The wines always need time to soften, but this excellent 2019 is just beginning to reveal its chocolaty fruit behind sleek tannins.

Once a sister property to Thomas Barton's Châteaux Langoa and Léoville Barton, 18th-century Château Le Boscq was purchased by Maison Dourthe in 1995. It then went through a complete renovation and a big step up in the quality of its wine. Its 18 hectares of vineyard, unusually in one single block, are planted on gravel and clay soils in the northern part of Saint-Estèphe.

Clay provides a cooler soil which favours Merlot, hence a higher than normal proportion of Merlot is planted – just over half, with 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, the usual hero of the Left Bank, plus Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. A year's ageing in nearly half new oak barrels adds to the gravity and longevity of this firm claret. Open early and decant or cellar a while.

Wine File
Colour: Red
Wine Style: Red - Medium to Full Bodied
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Vintage: 2019
Alcohol: 13.5%
Bottle Size: 750.0ml
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