Château Bouscaut 2011 – Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, fresh and elegant. It reveals notes of small yellow fruits / pulpy / fleshy plum, kumquat and more slightly of quince associated with nectarine, vanilla as well as fine hints of pineapple and toasted hazelnut. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers freshness, minerality, a tangy frame, tension, a fine straightness, roundness, a little unctuosity, a certain dynamism, a pretty tangy frame as well as a fine varietal side that brings energy. On the palate this wine expresses notes of quince, pulpy / fleshy plum and more slightly fleshy yellow nectarine associated with pear, vanilla, fine hints of racy minerality as well as discreet hints of beeswax and toast. Good length. Presence of a discreet almost tannic hint as well as an imperceptible hint of pastry on the finish / persistence.