Château Haut Marbuzet 1997
The 1997 Château Haut Marbuzet is a red wine from the Saint-Estèphe appellation in Bordeaux, produced by Château Haut Marbuzet. Classified as a Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel and owned by Henri Duboscq, it blends 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc. The Wine Advocate awards it 85/100 and indicated a drinking window from 1998 to 2003. The review describes a medium-bodied wine with notes of coffee, earth, and black cherry, supported by a supple and ripe texture.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Estèphe
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Haut Marbuzet
- Millésime
- 1997
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc
Château Haut Marbuzet
Château Haut-Marbuzet is an estate in the Saint-Estèphe appellation, situated in the Médoc, between the Cos d’Estournel and Montrose sectors. The estate has been owned by the Duboscq family since 1952, through the GFA H. Duboscq & Fils. Its 75-hectare vineyard is planted on gravelly soil with a clay-limestone subsoil.
- Owner
- GFA H. Duboscq & Fils (famille Duboscq)
- Maître de chais
- Bruno Duboscq
- Surface (ha)
- 75.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 350 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The origins of the plots that would go on to form Haut-Marbuzet date back to the 18th century. In 1770, Pétronille and Rose Fatin inherited vineyards which were subsequently passed on, in 1825, to the Mac Carthy family, descendants of Irish Jacobite emigrants. Following a dispute over the estate, the Mac Carthy estate was divided up and a seven-hectare plot took the name Haut-Marbuzet. In 1952, Hervé Duboscq acquired this plot on a life annuity basis and set about rebuilding the vineyard. His son Henri joined the estate in 1962, before taking over its management in 1973. The Duboscq family gradually brought together plots from the former Mac Carthy estate and also acquired the châteaux of Chambert-Marbuzet, Tour de Marbuzet and Mac Carthy. The estate was classified as a ‘Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel’ in the 2003 classification. Today, the property is managed by GFA H. Duboscq & Fils; Henri Duboscq is listed as the director, whilst Bruno Duboscq is in charge of technical matters and Hugues Duboscq of sales.
