A juicy and fruity red with plum and berry character. Some meat, too. Full and chewy. Shows the richness and depth for the vintage.
by JS, James Suckling , 2017
The 2016 Bouscaut was tasted on two or three occasions and like some other wines from Pessac-Léognan, it felt just a little blowsy on the nose with some very ripe Merlot that just detracted from the precision and delineation. The palate is actually better with firm and quite robust tannin, saline and quite masculine (unlike the aromatics) with good definition in the finish. There is some new oak to be subsumed here and it may just dominate the fruit, however, Bouscaut often pulls itself together during the barrel maturation and ends up winning over tastebuds. Therefore I will be an optimist, though would warn that this 2016 will benefit from two or three years in bottle at least.
by NM, Wine Advocate , 2017