Château Le Boscq - Saint Estephe 2013 - Cru Bourgeois 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740
The meticulous care provided since 1995 - rigorous adaptation of the grape varieties, restructuring of the old parcels - have allowed the vines to withstand the contrasting effects of the weather and finally ensure a good quality harvest. 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740 Although Le Boscq was less affected than some areas of Bordeaux - little rain in June on a late bloom, but a freshness causing a millerandage consequent - the globally important rainfall has complicated the work in the vineyard, leaving us little respite to 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740 maintain good sanitary conditions and obtain optimal ripening. 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740 We harvested October 2nd to 11th, normal dates on the estate. 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740 The manual sorting has been optimized by the use of the new pendulum scraper, identical to that of Belgrave, which avoids the breakage of the shakes and respects the integrity of the berries. 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740 The great terroirs are also revealed in difficult vintages, Le Boscq shows us this year in a beautiful way. 11166fe81142afc18593181d6269c740