Château Tour de Marbuzet is a Bordeaux wine estate in the appellation St.-Estèphe. It was originally part of the great Château MacCarthy estate, divided up and sold in 1854 to Mr Laurent Mathé, a renowned viticulturist of his time. Rated a Cru Bourgeois in 1932, Château Tour de Marbuzet was elevated to Cru Bourgeois Supérieur in the 2003 official listing.

Located on the plateau of La Peseille, in St.-Estephe, the vineyard has eastern exposure, close to the Gironde estuary. Its 4 hectares benefit from a superior terroir of deep gravels covering a clay and limestone subsoil. The vineyards are planted with 40% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Cabernet Franc.

Bordeaux's most traditional wine-making techniques are still implemented: hand harvest allowing a controlled selection of grapes, complete destalking, wild yeast fermentation, long maceration at high temperature, and daily pumping-overs. Then, the Tour de Marbuzet wine is stored one quarter in new barrels and three quarter in wooden vats. Until the bottling, it will be racked every 3 months.

Tasting Notes

2016 was a top quality vintage! Dense, dark garnet color, drawing on purple in its youth, The bouquet reveals notes of cassis, violet, mocha, vanilla, spices and licorice, The wines of Saint-Estèphe have strong tannins and thus reach their maturity more slowly than most other medals. They offer black fruits, a note of freshness, often a woody or smoky aspect and a floral touch.

Country: Saint-Estéphe, Bordeaux - France