Chateau Le Boscq

 Very St.-Estephe with dark berry, mineral and fresh clove character. Medium body and firm tannins that follow through. Shows potential.

Château Le Boscq 2023 Château Le Boscq Saint-Estèphe Deep dark ruby, opaque core, purple reflections, delicate edge brightening. Delicately tobacco and herbal savouriness, some liquorice and black forest berries, mineral touch. Medium complexity, red cherry, fresh structure, mineral, some nougat, remains persistent, a versatile food companion.

The 2023 Le Boscq is quite high-toned on the nose with blackberry, raspberry and vanilla scents, becoming ever more floral with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine definition and crisp, with crunchy black fruit laced with graphite. There is satisfying composure on the finish. This represents another promising Saint-Estèphe.

From the very north of Saint-Estèphe, the 2023 Le Boscq is bright, focused and full of character. Blue/purplish fruit, spice, lavender, dried herbs and incense are some of the notes that grace this understated Bordeaux. A healthy dollop (6%) of Petit Verdot adds a spicy character that is especially evident on the persistent finish.

Château Le Boscq effortlessly joins the top tier of Saint-Estèphe wines with its refreshing and gentle character alone. In the 2023 vintage, while not greatly fruity, it boasts clear-cut delineation. Upon swirling, aromas of raspberry, plum, and creamy blueberry delicately unfold, followed by a long-awaited hint of violet. The wine’s tannins are finely polished, with velvety textures concealed within its supple and delicate wine. Should it maintain this graceful composure through aging, it stands poised to become one of the highest-quality vintages from Château Le Boscq.

Floral notes on the nose. Rich and fleshy, a real chew to the crunchy and high toned strawberry and raspberry fruit here - lots of red cherry. Tannins are imposing though, really covering the mouth with lots of chalky minerality and soft salty powderiness. I like it, a little constricted on the finish, this will need lots of time, but I love the cooling blue fruit touch and the salinity all the way through. Fresh and lifted with lots of body and liveliness.

Le Boscq (St-Estèphe; cru bourgeois exceptionnel; tasted at Belgrave). Plush and actually quite opulent on the attack, but then the considerable if fine-grained tannins grip and stretch this back towards the spine and it becomes rather more traditionally St-Estèphe. A little angular and stern on the finish, but with a succulent and quite juicy mid-palate.

Darker currants, lead pencil, smoked earth, and a hint of leather all emerge from the 2023 Château Le Boscq, a medium to full-bodied, concentrated, nicely balanced, focused 2023 that has ample mid-palate depth, ripe, integrated tannins, and the purity and vibrancy of the vintage. It’s a beautiful, clearly outstanding wine in the making.

Le nez feutré de ce vin laisse place à une attaque plus expressive. En bouche, ce Château Le Boscq affiche un profil fruité et une matière de belle finesse, malgré des tanins encore un peu serrés. D'ores et déjà du potentiel, avec une très jolie buvabilité.

Cassisfrucht, kühler Kamin, Veilchen; straffer Gaumen, dicht, nicht schwerfällig, markanter Gerbstoff, knackige, rote Beerenfrucht, herbes Finale. Sehr appellationstypisch, darf etwas reifen.

WEINWISSERs Best of Bordeaux 2023 Verführerisches blaubeeriges Bouquet, bezauberndes Veilchenparfüm, dunkles Edelholz und Szechuan-Pfeffer. Am straffen dichten Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, engmaschigem Tanninkorsett, stützender Rasse und kompaktem Körper. Im konzentrierten langen Finale edle Cassiswürze, dunkle Mineralik und feinmürbes Extrakt, Potenzialwertung. 2030 – 2045

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2023 Le Boscq offers up expressive notes of baked plums and raspberry pie leading to hints of lilacs, anise, and bay leaf. The medium-bodied palate delivers subtle flavors with a chewy texture and refreshing line, finishing on an herbal note.

Que d'élégance et de précision dans le bouquet de Le Boscq 2023 ! Subtiles et invitantes notes de graphite et de baies noires complétées par une touche d'eucalyptus et de réglisse. Bonne densité en bouche, même si le vin commence plutôt élancé. Il a de la vigueur, de la tension et des tannins parfaitement intégrés. Un vin de toute beauté qui souligne, une fois de plus, l'aptitude de la propriété à produire des grands vins ! Un St-Estèphe puissant, frais, salivant, salin et persistant avec de grandes perspectives de garde. 2028-2048

Deeply pigmented, near opaque at the core. Then a nose of cassis, spearmint, irises, and woodsmoke. A lift on the palate signals energy and a facility to control and absolve the tannins of their darker intentions. Muscular and fundamentally savory, yet with no shortage of fruit and exceptional power on the finish.

Excellent saint-estèphe, très net dans ses parfums, avec ce qu’il faut de saveurs et de fruité en bouche pour donner du plaisir assez rapidement. Il se gardera aussi très bien.

Mûre, quetsche écrasée, bouche douce en attaque, tanins fins, monte en densité en milieu de bouche, finale serrée, dense, vive.

Une brassée de fleurs ouvre le nez qui évolue vers des notes complexes de bois de cerisier et de réglisse rouge. Pleine d'énergie et d'entrain, la bouche n'est que fruits rouges juteux qui s'équilibre avec une trame acidulée qui apporte de l'énergie. Des notes de santal accompagnent la finale.