2016 Chateau Le Boscq Chateau Le Boscq St. Estephe
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Again you see the step up between vintages - the 2014 of this wine was good quality but here you have greater depth of expression, blackberry fruits laced with mint leaf and bitter dark cocoa. Tight on the finish, tannins still fairly fierce even with four hours opening (no carafe). Character, personalty and punch. Frederic Bonnaffous director at this 18ha Dourthe Vignobles estate, 40% new oak.
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James Suckling
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The first bottle of the 2016 Le Boscq was corked. The second has a detailed, precise bouquet of brambly red fruit, cedar and light loamy aromas. The palate is clean and fresh, offering fine tannins, well-judged acidity and a slightly grainy texture, but displaying admirable precision and mineralité on the finish. Very fine. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting.
Tasted blind. First bottle TCA . Second bottle: Clean and lively on the nose. Very brisk and neat even if not concentrated. Minerally. (JR)