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18 Rene Gabriel
Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila-blutroter Schimmer aussen. Ausladendes, aromatisches Bouquet mit viel Pflaumen, Cassis und reifen, schwarzen Kirschen, ein Hauch Mocca und Kandis darunter. Samtener Gaumen, fleischig-sandiges Extrakt, viel Aromenrückhalt. Ein massiver, vielleicht etwas gezogener Wein, aber so typisch Haut-Marbuzet. Für jene die eichige Powerweine suchen genau das Richtige. (18/20). Kurz vor dem Füllen auf dem Château nachdegustiert. Wunderschön röstig, gar nicht so überfett wie erwartet, recht viel Cassis. Im Gaumen genau so wie ein erotischer Haut-Marbuzet jung schmeckt. Eine Sünde wert, aber nicht für jene, die nach besonders viel Bordeauxgeschmack suchen. beginnen (2014 - 2028)
18 Rene Gabriel
Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila-blutroter Schimmer aussen. Ausladendes, aromatisches Bouquet mit viel Pflaumen, Cassis und reifen, schwarzen Kirschen, ein Hauch Mocca und Kandis darunter. Samtener Gaumen, fleischig-sandiges Extrakt, viel Aromenrückhalt. Ein massiver, vielleicht etwas gezogener Wein, aber so typisch Haut-Marbuzet. Für jene die eichige Powerweine suchen genau das Richtige. (18/20). Kurz vor dem Füllen auf dem Château nachdegustiert. Wunderschön röstig, gar nicht so überfett wie erwartet, recht viel Cassis. Im Gaumen genau so wie ein erotischer Haut-Marbuzet jung schmeckt. Eine Sünde wert, aber nicht für jene, die nach besonders viel Bordeauxgeschmack suchen. beginnen (2014 - 2028)
91 James Suckling
Lovely balance to this wine with ripe berries and plums and hints of sweet tobacco. Full body, chewy tannins yet polished and pretty. Better in 2015.
89 Wine Spectator
A bit old-school in feel, with a mix of roasted mesquite, tobacco and mulled spice notes followed by steeped blackberry and roasted plum fruit. Noticeably smoky on the finish, with a slightly burly edge. Best from 2013 through 2023. –JM
89 Wine Spectator
A bit old-school in feel, with a mix of roasted mesquite, tobacco and mulled spice notes followed by steeped blackberry and roasted plum fruit. Noticeably smoky on the finish, with a slightly burly edge. Best from 2013 through 2023. –JM
87 Robert Parker
For the last ten years, many Bordeaux chateaux have backed off the oak treatment, but not Haut-Marbuzet. Vivid, even aggressive vanillin and toast wage an inner struggle with some black currants and black cherries in this flamboyant, overtly woody style of wine. It is medium-bodied, has good to very good concentration, but is certainly not one of the great classics from this well-known property in St.-Estephe. Drink it over the next 10-15 years.
87 Robert Parker
For the last ten years, many Bordeaux chateaux have backed off the oak treatment, but not Haut-Marbuzet. Vivid, even aggressive vanillin and toast wage an inner struggle with some black currants and black cherries in this flamboyant, overtly woody style of wine. It is medium-bodied, has good to very good concentration, but is certainly not one of the great classics from this well-known property in St.-Estephe. Drink it over the next 10-15 years.
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Château Haut Marbuzet
Amongst the upper echelons of Saint-Estèphe, Château Haut-Marbuzet comfortably sits in competition with the equally eminent Cos d’Estournel and Montrose châteaux. The Duboscq family has owned and run the impressive Cru Bourgeois growth since the 1950s. Today, Henri Duboscq and his two sons, Bruno and Hughes manage the 61-hectare property. With close to half of the vines dedicated to Merlot, this high proportion accentuates the fleshy, plush side of Haut-Marbuzet wines. The grapes here are harvested exceedingly ripe, the wine is then aged in 100% new-oak barriques for 18 months. Duboscq’s extremely rich Saint-Estèphe displays the flawlessly treaded spiced notes coming from barrel maturation. The top wine, Haut-Marbuzet is a concentrated red, with brilliant notes of vanilla and subtler dark fruits, and like all the wines here, each bottle invariably outshines many of the offerings coming from the château’s biggest rivals.