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Château Leboscq 2005

Magnificent follow-on vintage for this stately Cru Bourgeois and Decanter Wine of the Year winner …

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Type:Still Red Wine	Country:France	Appellation:Médoc AOC Cru Bourgeois
Grape Type:Cabernet-based blend	Drink Before:End of 2012	Body:Medium Bodied
Alcohol:13%	Bottle Size:75cl	Bottle Code:39841

Description
The previous vintage won Decanter's Wine of the Year and this one's a 2005! Concentrated old-vine fruit is fermented and aged in oak at the multi award-winning Château Leboscq.

Classified as a Cru Bourgeois in 1932, the property was bought by Claude Lapalu in 1972. The estate featuring a beautiful 19th century building is in St Christoly Médoc, with vines overlooking the Gironde estuary. Winemaker Jean-Michel Lapalu, Claude's son, produced the stunning 2005 which he aged in top quality Merrain oak barrels - known for lending depth and structure to fine claret without overpowering the fruit.

Bright ruby colour, with enticing ripe fruit aromas and a subtle hints of clove and vanilla. Good depth of flavour and lovely weight in the mouth. Ripe, rounded, full of crushed berries and minerals, full-body & fine tannins. This complex and expressive claret is gorgeous with Sunday roasts, rare fillet steaks or even wild mushroom risotto.

Decanter wine competiton 2007, United Kingdom