2010 Château le Boscq, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

2010 Château le Boscq, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

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A terrific sleeper from the firm of Dourthe that owns this property, the 2010 Le Boscq is composed of 51 % Merlot, 46 % Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petit Verdot. Monsieur Olan is the consulting oenologist at this estate and seems to have hit pay dirt with the 2010, a major sleeper of the vintage. Opaque ruby/purple with oodles of creme de cassis, graphite and spring flowers, this wine also shows some intriguing foresty notes. Quite pure, rich, medium to full bodied with sweet tannin and adequate acidity, it will drink well for 10-15 years.

A member of the Alliance des Crus Bourgeois.
(90 Robert Parker- Wine Advocate- Feb 2013)

This estate is sandwiched between Calon Segur and Sociando Mallet in the northern tier of the Medoc. Their 2010 is a blend of 51% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Opaque ruby-colored, with notes of damp earth, black currants, and incense, the wine is medium-bodied and displays good fruit purity, excellent texture and sweet tannin. It should drink nicely for a decade or more.
(86-88 Robert Parker - Wine Advocate # 194 - May 2011)

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Wine Advocate90/100
A terrific sleeper from the firm of Dourthe that owns this property, the 2010 Le Boscq is composed of 51 % Merlot, 46 % Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petit Verdot. Monsieur Olan is the consulting oenologist at this estate and seems to have hit pay dirt with the 2010, a major sleeper of the vintage. Opaque ruby/purple with oodles of creme de cassis, graphite and spring flowers, this wine also shows some intriguing foresty notes. Quite pure, rich, medium to full bodied with sweet tannin and adequate acidity, it will drink well for 10-15 years.

A member of the Alliance des Crus Bourgeois.
(90 Robert Parker- Wine Advocate- Feb 2013)

This estate is sandwiched between Calon Segur and Sociando Mallet in the northern tier of the Medoc. Their 2010 is a blend of 51% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Opaque ruby-colored, with notes of damp earth, black currants, and incense, the wine is medium-bodied and displays good fruit purity, excellent texture and sweet tannin. It should drink nicely for a decade or more.
(86-88 Robert Parker - Wine Advocate # 194 - May 2011) Read more
Jancis Robinson MW16/20
Mid to dark crimson. Nice combination of richness and freshness. Racy and minerally on the finish. Dry end.
(Jancis Robinson MW- jancis robinson.com, Apr 2011) Read more
Robert Parker90/100
A terrific sleeper from the firm of Dourthe that owns this property, the 2010 Le Boscq is composed of 51 % Merlot, 46 % Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petit Verdot. Monsieur Olan is the consulting oenologist at this estate and seems to have hit pay dirt with the 2010, a major sleeper of the vintage. Opaque ruby/purple with oodles of creme de cassis, graphite and spring flowers, this wine also shows some intriguing foresty notes. Quite pure, rich, medium to full bodied with sweet tannin and adequate acidity, it will drink well for 10-15 years.

A member of the Alliance des Crus Bourgeois.
(90 Robert Parker- Wine Advocate- Feb 2013)

This estate is sandwiched between Calon Segur and Sociando Mallet in the northern tier of the Medoc. Their 2010 is a blend of 51% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Opaque ruby-colored, with notes of damp earth, black currants, and incense, the wine is medium-bodied and displays good fruit purity, excellent texture and sweet tannin. It should drink nicely for a decade or more.
(86-88 Robert Parker - Wine Advocate # 194 - May 2011) Read more
Decanter16/20
Superb colour, rich Merlot-dominated nose and lots of plummy fruit, a really good fleshy wine with a good future. Read more

About this WINE

Chateau le Boscq

Chateau le Boscq

Château Le Boscq is a Cru Bourgeois wine estate in the St Estephe appellation in Bordeaux, and has been owned by Dourthe since 1995.  The Dourthe is part of the CVBG group, which also comprises Kressman and Delor,  and is one of the leading négociant companies in Bordeaux.

The property owns 18 hectares of vineyards with a high proportion of Merlot (60%).  Dourthe have managed the estate with a view to producing a high quality wine, with relatively low yields.

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Saint-Estèphe

Saint-Estèphe

Saint-Estèphe is the northernmost of the most important communes of the Médoc and borders Pauillac on its southernmost border, with only a gully and stream separates it from Ch. Lafite. To the north lies the Bas-Médoc.

Saint-Estèphe is defined by the depth of its gravel, which is ubiquitous but of varying depths and occasionally very shallow, when clay predominates. This keeps the soil cooler and wetter than its counterparts so that the wines can appear fresh in lighter vintages, but superbly successful in hot, dry years. 

The best châteaux in the south of the commune have the deepest soil and the thickest gravel. Cos d'Estournel has an exceptional terroir with its vineyards being located on a south-facing ridge of gravel with excellent drainage. 

Saint-Estèphe is the least gravelly of main Médoc communes and in the north of the commune the vineyards are heavier and more clay-based leading to a rustic style of wine being produced.

The wines can appear austere in youth with a discernable ferric note at some châteaux, but the best typically display good depth of colour, pronounced acidity an tannins in youth and are exceptionally long-lived. At their best, they are the equal of almost any Bordeaux. The well-regarded St Estèphe co-operative controls the production of about half the appellation.

Recommended Châteaux
Cos (Ch. Cos d'Estournel), Ch. Montrose, Ch. Calon-Ségur, Ch. Lafon-Rochet, Ch. Les Ormes de Pez, Ch. Beau-Site, Ch. Cos Labory, Ch. Phélan-Ségur

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Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon lends itself particularly well in blends with Merlot. This is actually the archetypal Bordeaux blend, though in different proportions in the sub-regions and sometimes topped up with Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot.

In the Médoc and Graves the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend can range from 95% (Mouton-Rothschild) to as low as 40%. It is particularly suited to the dry, warm, free- draining, gravel-rich soils and is responsible for the redolent cassis characteristics as well as the depth of colour, tannic structure and pronounced acidity of Médoc wines. However 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wines can be slightly hollow-tasting in the middle palate and Merlot with its generous, fleshy fruit flavours acts as a perfect foil by filling in this cavity.

In St-Emilion and Pomerol, the blends are Merlot dominated as Cabernet Sauvignon can struggle to ripen there - when it is included, it adds structure and body to the wine. Sassicaia is the most famous Bordeaux blend in Italy and has spawned many imitations, whereby the blend is now firmly established in the New World and particularly in California and  Australia.

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