I had previously blogged about how this estate impressed me
by beating Mouton-Rothschild in a blind tasting. Founded in the 18th century by
Alexander de Segur (who also owned amongst other estates Ch Calon-Segur), the
present estate was established when the Irish MacCarthy family bought a portion
of the estate that became Le Crock in 1825. The next significant development
came when Henri Duboscq bought the estate in 1952. He set about building it up
from the 17 acres he bought to the 143 acres of the present day estate.
Initially only a Cru Bourgeois, it got classified as one of the nine Cru
Bourgeois Exceptionelle in 2003. Many consider the estate the equal of a cru
classe (confirming that the group blind tasting result in 2001). With 40%
Merlot and long oak aging, Haut-Marbuzet has a suppleness which is not in
keeping with the austere style of other St-Estephes.
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