Made by the Duboscq family who own Chateau Haut Marbuzet, they make a great effort to ensure that their 'house' claret has excellent typicity at a very fair price.
Production
Made by the Duboscq family who own Château Haut-Marbuzet. Some of the declassified grapes destined for their Cru Bourgeois make it into the Duboscq Claret, increasing its depth and complexity. Medium length maceration on the skins gives balanced colour and tannin.
Duboscq Claret, Bordeaux 2020 (6 bottles case)
Vivino ratings
Tasting notes
Lots of fresh blackcurrant fruit on the nose with spice and black pepper. The palate is very similar to the nose with an additional savoury edge. Balanced and satisfying with a sapid finish. This is luncheon claret in the best sense - smooth, digestable croquant.
Food match
Roast beef and lamb, also steaks and char-grilled meats.
Info
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ABV
14%
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CASE/BOTTLE SIZE
6 x 75cl
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REGION/COUNTRY
BORDEAUX, FRANCE
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GRAPE
MERLOT 80%, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 20%
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CLOSURE
CORK
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WINEMAKER
SERGE LARROQUE
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APPELLATION
BORDEAUX
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ALLERGEN INFO
CONTAINS SULPHITES, EGG AND MILK
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Meet the producer
In 1952, Hervé Duboscq, whose family was from Gascony, had the foresight to take on 7 hectares of land in St. Estèphe in the north of the Médoc from the McCarthy family, one of the famous Irish 'Wild Geese' families who had settled in Bordeaux in the 17th century. Though close to Cos d'Estournel, the value of this unique terroir was far less recognised and after the war Hervé set about buying all of the other McCarthy plots, gradually building up an estate of 76 hectares. This passed to his son Henri, who established the wines' pedigree, and today the operation is run with verve and commitment by his sons Hugues and Bruno. From the outset the Duboscqs developed their own style, favouring greater approachability when compared with the more muscular wines of other St. Estèphe estates.
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