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Haut Marbuzet 1997 150cl

Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel | St. Estephe | Bordeaux | France
CHF 151.35
Critics scores
17 Rene Gabriel
98: Mittleres Scharlach-Blutrot. Süsses, ausladendes Bouquet, zeigt schöne Dörrfrüchtekomponenten und wirkt in seiner Intensität fast etwas parfümiert. Im Gaumen mittelgewichtig, jedoch saftig und weit ausladend, die Gerbstoffe sind reif und verbreiten eine delikate Mundaromatik, feinkörnige Zunge, zeigt Charakter. Endlich wieder einmal ein richtig guter Haut-Marbuzet. 17/20 vorbei
17 Rene Gabriel
98: Mittleres Scharlach-Blutrot. Süsses, ausladendes Bouquet, zeigt schöne Dörrfrüchtekomponenten und wirkt in seiner Intensität fast etwas parfümiert. Im Gaumen mittelgewichtig, jedoch saftig und weit ausladend, die Gerbstoffe sind reif und verbreiten eine delikate Mundaromatik, feinkörnige Zunge, zeigt Charakter. Endlich wieder einmal ein richtig guter Haut-Marbuzet. 17/20 vorbei
88 Wine Spectator
A delicious red, with plum, berry and tobacco character. Medium-bodied, with soft tannins and a sweet fruit finish. Lovely. Drink now. ?JS
88 Wine Spectator
A delicious red, with plum, berry and tobacco character. Medium-bodied, with soft tannins and a sweet fruit finish. Lovely. Drink now. ?JS
85 Robert Parker
I had this wine on three occasions, and was surprised that it did not possess more stuffing and intensity. While good, it is not up to this chateau's usual standards. The aggressively woody 1997 Haut-Marbuzet reveals a hollow mid-section, but it does offer soft, ripe, coffee, earthy, black cherry fruit presented in a pleasant, medium-bodied format. A bit more concentration, extract, and length would have been preferable. Drink this wine during its first 4-5 years of life.
85 Robert Parker
I had this wine on three occasions, and was surprised that it did not possess more stuffing and intensity. While good, it is not up to this chateau's usual standards. The aggressively woody 1997 Haut-Marbuzet reveals a hollow mid-section, but it does offer soft, ripe, coffee, earthy, black cherry fruit presented in a pleasant, medium-bodied format. A bit more concentration, extract, and length would have been preferable. Drink this wine during its first 4-5 years of life.
Producer
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.