An approachable and early drinking Médoc with a real intensity of fruit, but made in a classic style nonetheless.
Production
Certain of the quality of the soil of a small parcel at the heart of Château Layauga in Gaillan to the north of St Estephe, Henri and his sister Anne-Marie become major shareholders in 2006. They added 7 hectares in nearby Queyrac, on the slope of La Hontane, in 2007. The slope has good exposure to sunlight, and limestone-clay soil covered with gravel. Viticulture and winemaking is in the style of Haut-Marbuzet: hand-harvesting, low yields, long-maceration with daily remontage, 50% new French oak.
Château Layauga-Duboscq Classique, Médoc 2018 (6 bottles case)
Vivino ratings
Tasting notes
Classic woodspice and bramble fruit on the nose, the palate is ripe and intense with smooth, spicy oak, cloves and iodine.
Food match
Sunday lunch.
Info
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ABV
13%
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CASE/BOTTLE SIZE
6 x 75cl
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REGION/COUNTRY
BORDEAUX, FRANCE
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GRAPE
CABERNET SAUVIGNON 50%, MERLOT 50%
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CLOSURE
CORK
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APPELLATION
MÉDOC
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ALLERGEN INFO
CONTAINS SULPHITES AND NO OTHER ALLERGENS
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Meet the producer
Henri Duboscq, of Château Haut-Marbuzet, together with his sister Anne-Marie, came across two small parcels of vines lying to the north of Saint-Estèphe. Convinced by the quality of the soil (gravel over limestone clay) and certain of the potential of these two Médoc plots - one in the commune of Gaillan, where Château Layauga was founded in 1881, the other on the east facing slope of La Hontane in Queyrac - they bought them. Viticulture and winemaking techniques are drawn from Haut-Marbuzet, but Château Layauga-Duboscq has its own very approachable style.
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