Chateau Bouscasse, Menhir, Cotes de Gascogne

Chateau Bouscasse · Sud Ouest › Cotes de Gascogne › France

Red · Tannat Blend
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LWIN 2044505
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88 /100
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8
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88.0
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91
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Taster #0382 · Oct 3, 2021
90/100
Interesting blend of 50% tannat and 50% merlot (causing it to be down-classified out of the tannat AOC). I think this blend has more depth of flavor and roundness than the last true tannat that I had, showing lots of lush black fruits and good depth. Certainly great QPR in that $20 range.
2010 vintage
Taster #2144 · Jul 15, 2021
91/100
Great QPR on this gem. There is plenty of black fruit along with tertiary notes reflecting bottle age. The tannins are silky and the finish is smooth and long. Drinking great now and could go a few more years in the cellar. Happy to have a few more bottles.
2010 vintage
Taster #8250 · Dec 28, 2020
90/100
Purple blackish opaque color. Dark fruits, plum, and herbs on nose. Dusty, smokey, dark fruits, plum taste. Full body. Can drink now. I expect it will improve over the next few years. My score is based on wine now.
2010 vintage
Taster #9573 · Mar 30, 2011
87/100
Firm and expressive bouquet with red fruits like strawberries and licorice. On the palate a lot of firm tastes like black as well as red fruits, a good bit of sweetness and some lactic impressions. Firm amount of bitterness still. Very juicy. Not extremely complex, but certainly a mouth full of good wine with a firm bite. This was my last bottle, but I would not mind drinking this again 2 - 3 years from now.
2002 vintage
Taster #7215 · Jan 15, 2011
87/100
Liquorice and red fruits nose, long on the palate with plenty of structure in the tannins and acid. Yet a little hot and not more than the sum of its parts - not harmonious.
2002 vintage
Taster #9573 · Apr 26, 2009
86/100
No specific notes. Less impressive than at the tasting when I bought it. Ripe fruits and not extremely complex.
2002 vintage
Taster #7215 · Jan 13, 2008
87/100
Ripe berry fruit. Smooth tannins benefited from beef stew - 15% alcohol slightly evident on the palate.
2002 vintage
Taster #9573 · Aug 30, 2007
86/100
UWS; A mixed set of wines from Italy and France (@ JB) : Sweet bouquet with cherries and leather. Same on the palate. Juicy wine with good herbs and spices as well as pleasant bitterness. Not much refinement, but certainly full bodied.
2002 vintage