Chateau Le Boscq 2021

Galloni: "The 2021 Le Boscq is fabulous. Rich, heady and super-expressive, the 2021 offers exquisite aromatic intensity allied to deep, pliant fruit, all in an earthy/savory style that captures the essence of Saint-Estèphe. Best of all, Le Boscq should be a screaming value."

Suckling: "Medium body with creamy pear, lemon, almond and beeswax notes. Fresh and round. Lovely, creamy finish."

Weinwisser: "50 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 42 % Merlot, 6 % Petit Verdot, 2 % Cabernet Franc, 47 hl/ha. Extravagantes schwarzbeeriges Bouquet, Herzkirsche, betörendes Veilchenparfüm, Zigarrenbox und Johannisbeerdrops. Am kompakten, sehr geradlinigen Gaumen mit fein spröder Textur, mehliger Extraktfülle, drahtigem Körper, der mit dichten Muskelsträngen überzogen ist und herzhaft zupackt. Im konzentrierten Finale verkapselt sich der St. Estèphe, zeigt mazerierte Pflaumenhaut, eine volle Ladung dunkles Graphit und eine mürbe Adstringenz. Ein St. Estèphe mit viel Personalität, mich beeindruckt er «nur» auf den ersten Blick. Aufgerundet."

Decanter: "So perfmed and aromatic, complex and inviting on the nose. Bright and charming with a gentle life force on the palate. It's lightly flavoured and textured on the palate, this is more delicate and refined - such fine silky tannins, but with a bright juiciness from strawberry and raspberry fruit as well as some savoury touches comprising tobacco and white truffle. Creamy and cool, almost a transparent quality to this with elegance on show. A wine that is so open and inviting already. Really easy to enjoy but still with definition and a penetrating finish. 2% Cabernet Franc completes the blend."

Neal Martin: "The 2021 Le Boscq, now a Cru Bourgeois Exceptionel, is one of the highest gravel croupes in SaintEstèphe. Under the Dourthe family ownership much of the vine orientation has been changed. They also increased the amount of Cabernet in the final blend. Matured in 30% new oak, this has a very intense, and you might call it "ambitious", bouquet with blackberry, tobacco and white pepper. Touches of pressed violets emerge with time. The 6% Petit Verdot is quite expressive here. The palate is medium-bodied with dense, quite chewy tannins. A bold and quite concentrated Saint-Estèphe with a spicy, slightly herbaceous finish, this deserves 4-6 years in bottle. This is a well-crafted 2021."