Ch.Haut Marbuzet 2010 1500ml

Wine Advocate #205, Feb 28, 2013
This property continues to sort of muddle along, and rarely do I see something that would recall their glory days of the 1980s and early 1990s. This is a solidly made wine, the oak somewhat less aggressively presented than usual, but the wine has surprising acidity for a 2010, good smoky black cherry and black currant fruit, but the wood, toast and lack of concentration to back up such use of wood are apparent. Drink over the next 7-8 years.

Chateau Haut-Marbuzet is a Bordeaux wine estate in the Saint-Estephe appellation area of the Haut-Medoc. The property was purchased in 1952 by Herve Dubosq and is now owned and managed by his son, Henri.
Henri Duboscq is the winemaker and owner of Haut-Marbuzet, along with Chateau Chambert-Marbuzet and Chateau Tour de Marbuzet. Initially listed among the Cru Bourgeois in 1932, and later promoted Grand Bourgeois Exceptionnel in 1978, the estate was classified as one of 9 Crus Bourgeois Exceptionnels in the 2003 official listing. The vineyard covers 61 hectares and is planted with 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc.
Overlooking the Gironde estuary, it is mainly located on the gravel ridge of Marbuzet and the plateau of Long Treytin. The high proportion of merlot greatly contributes to the mellowness of the wine. Often described as exotic or opulent, Haut-Marbuzet wines develop suppleness and an individual expressive character that is unusual in the normally austere style of Saint-Estephe.
A second wine is produced from the vines under 12 years old, under the label Chateau MacCarthy, which bears the name of the Irish Jacobite family who created the vineyard.

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