Bouscaut 2021 (6x75cl)
Dark, glowing crimson. Quite a rich, ripe nose. Suave palate with sufficient fruit (I wonder why their Merlot did so well?) and yet some bordeaux rigidity. Bone dry! Classic build that will always need food but the structure is fine. It’s just a little lacking density.
Drinking Window: 2027 - 2040
Reviewer Name: James Lawther MW
Review Date: 11th May 2022
A medium-bodied red with crushed berry and dark chocolate. Round, creamy tannins. Clean and focused.
Reviewer Name: James Suckling
Review Date: 25th May 2022
Real mint, eucalyptus-touched cherries and blackcurrants on the nose, black pepper and bramble aromas with soft perfume too. The texture is so smooth and this has excellent weight on the palate with the structure noticeable and appealing. The flavour fills the mouth and this has good grip and tension, the tannins seamless but the depth settling on the mid-palate with the spicy as well as mineral backbone running through the wine. Gorgeous clarity here and just a general feeling that this is really well made! A top second wine, so charming and so beguiling. Really approachable now but with the weight, structure and intensity to age. Great freshness too. 1% Petit Verdot completes the blend. 3.63pH.
Drinking Window: 2024 - 2035
Reviewer Name: Georgina Hindle
Review Date: 1st April 2022
The 2021 Château Bouscaut shows the more linear, straight, medium-bodied style of the vintage as well as quality notes of darker, chocolaty fruits and notes of tobacco and dried herbs. This fresh, focused, classic 2021 has lots to like, and it should be ready to go on release.
Reviewer Name: Jeb Dunnuck
Review Date: 2nd June 2022