haut marbuzet location saint est phe france coordinates 45 14 17 n 0 46 08 w 45.23816 n 0.76890 w 45.23816 ; 0.76890 appellation saint est phe aoc other labels ch teau tour de marbuzet ch teau chambert marbuzet ch teau maccarthy key people henri duboscq varietals cabernet sauvignon merlot cabernet franc ch teau haut marbuzet french pronunciation to o ma byz is a bordeaux wine estate in the saint est phe appellation area of the haut m doc . although its origins go back to the 18th century the estate only emerged as a leading quality producer from 1952 after herv duboscq acquired it . 1 2 today his son henri duboscq is the winemaker and owner of haut marbuzet along with ch teau chambert marbuzet and ch teau tour de marbuzet . 3 initially listed among the cru bourgeois in 1932 and later promoted grand bourgeois exceptionnel in 1978 the estate was classified as one of 9 crus bourgeois exceptionnels in the 2003 official listing . 4 according to david peppercorn today haut marbuzet is widely considered of a cru class status well off the bottom rung . 1 production edit tucked between ch teaux cos d estournel and montrose the vineyard covers 61 hectares 150 acres and is planted with 50 % cabernet sauvignon 40 % merlot and 10 % cabernet franc . 5 overlooking the gironde estuary it is mainly located on the gravel ridge of marbuzet and the plateau of long treytin . the high proportion of merlot rather unusual in traditional blendings as well as a long maturing in new oak barrels greatly contribute to the mellowness of the wine . 6 often described as exotic or opulent haut marbuzet wines develop a suppleness and an individual expressive character that are unusual in the normally austere style of saint est phe . a second wine is produced from the vines under 12 years old under the label ch teau maccarthy 5 7 which bears the name of the irish jacobite family who created the vineyard . references edit a b peppercorn david 2003 . bordeaux . london mitchell beazley . pp. 202 204 . isbn 1 84000 927 6 . coates clive 1995 . grands vins . university of california press . pp. 210 . isbn 0 520 20220 1 johnson hugh ; robinson jancis 2005 . the world atlas of wine 5th ed . . london mitchell beazley . p. 88 . isbn 1 84000 332 4 . crus bourgeois.com 2003 official list a b kissack chris thewinedoctor.com chateau haut marbuzet bettane michel ; desseauve thierry le classement des meilleurs vins de france 1997 . editions de la revue du vin de france . flammarion . pp. 162 suckling james wine spectator march 31 2007 . 50 best bordeaux under 50 p. 81 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ch teau haut marbuzet & oldid 639449310 categories bordeaux wine producersbordeaux winewineries of francewine companies navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutschfran ais norsk bokm l edit links this page was last modified on 24 december 2014 at 08 43 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view