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2009 Château le Boscq, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Merlot (60%),Cabernet Sauvignon (30%),Petit Verdot (10%)
Ready - mature
Jancis Robinson MW
16/20
Robert Parker
87-88/100
James Suckling
89-92/100
Robert Parker
88/100
16+/20
Product: 20098125080
2009 Château le Boscq, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

Description

With a lovely, floral perfume, this brims full of juicy mulberries with kernel of darker blackberries holding the centre of the palate. Very fresh and very juicy, the 2009 Ch. le Boscq, St Estèphe would be a great wine to set aside for future drinking pleasure.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2009
Maturity Ready - mature
Grape List Merlot (60%),Cabernet Sauvignon (30%),Petit Verdot (10%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château le Boscq

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 16/20
Rather exotic, ripe dark purple fruits on the nose and an extraordinary register of sweetness on the front palate. Only at the end of the palate does the St-Estèphe austerity kick in. Very unusual! Almost a Jekyll and Hyde of a wine. The drying tannins enforce a long wait but I’m not sure the fruit weight will keep it going that long. jancis_robinson_mw MW, JancisRobinson.com - Apr 2010)
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2010)
Robert Parker 87-88/100
This estate is owned by the Dourthe family and sits on a beautiful vineyard sandwiched between Sociando Mallet and Calon Segur. Black currants galore intermixed with some noticeable minerality and loamy soil notes are all present in this blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Petit Verdot. Medium to full-bodied, with moderate tannin, it should drink well for 10-15 years. (robert_parker - Wine Advocate - April 2010)
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Apr 2010)
James Suckling 89-92/100
Crushed blueberry on the nose, with cassis leaf and flowers. Full-bodied, with a lovely silky texture and a medium finish. Layered and attractive. james_suckling- Wine Spectator - Apr 2010)
James Suckling, WineSpectator.com (Apr 2010)
Robert Parker 88/100
A very reliable cru bourgeois from St.-Estephe, this wine exhibits notes of damp forest floor intermixed with excellent black cherry and black currant fruit. Some hints of camphor and truffle are also present in this medium to full-bodied, well-made wine. It should drink nicely for at least a decade.Robert M. Parker, Jr. - 23/12/2011
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Dec 2011)
16+/20
Dense red, good depth of fleshy, earthy fruit, a well-made robust yet elegant wine.
Decanter.com

About this wine

Merlot

The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.
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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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