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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 79 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by OttawaB on 5/3/2022 & rated 91 points: Nice mature wine, drinking well. Berry fruit, some dried berry fruit ... not sweet but not bitter. Maybe a bit stewed. Still chewy tannins but not overpowering. Medium minus acidity. (1115 views) | | | Tasted by Patrik H on 12/23/2020 & rated 89 points: Better and more complex than last time. (1948 views) | | | Tasted by Borrejac on 4/25/2020 & rated 92 points: Mature with red berries and earthy, spicy tones. Velvet tannins. A great full bodied wine, with still some good years ahead of it. (2310 views) | | | Tasted by olioli on 4/23/2020 & rated 88 points: Bcp moins boisé qu'en 2017.
Bien sans plus.
À point maintenant et pour quelques années assurément. (2346 views) | | | Tasted by ChateauDutremble on 11/7/2019 & rated 91 points: Un nez discret de cèdre, d'épices, de châtaignes grillées...
Les tannins sont encore présents mais bien intégrés...puissant et structuré. Sensation d'umami. Fruits noirs, chocolat noir, nouveau cuir. Un vin charpenté. Excellent avec filet de boeuf grillé ! Prêt à boire...mais peut tenir la route encore quelques années. (2470 views) | | | Tasted by OttawaB on 5/20/2019 & rated 89 points: Drinking nicely …. spiciness, dark berry fruit, cassis, plush plums. The fruit is more on the bitter side. Nice tannins, not overpowering. Full bodied. A thickness to the mouthfeel. (1950 views) | | | Tasted by LenaLasse on 3/30/2019 & rated 88 points: Doftar fuktiga löv, källare. Mjuk men kraftfull smak av körsbär. (1281 views) | | | Tasted by Fat cat on 3/25/2019 & rated 89 points: Deep red, firm but nicely integrated tannins with a mouthful of spicy fruit. Still quite youthful and will last a few more years without a problem. (1059 views) | | | Tasted by czar33 on 10/13/2018 & rated 88 points: Prêt, tanins fondus, encore assez solide, pas d'intérêt à attendre, pas de personnalité super affirmée mais pour le prix, bon vin de garde. (1504 views) | | | Tasted by roboto on 3/29/2018 & rated 91 points: PnP. Solid. Concentrated red dark fruit. Lots of vibrant cassis with some muted character and still so damn tannic. Decanted. There is definately some signs of age but there is definately no rush here. Prunes, liqorice. blackberries and some oak nicely integrated at this point. Heavy mouth feel. Definately a meat wine. This is rich and massive and extreme in its value for money. my last bottle. damn. really impressed. (2198 views) | | | Tasted by flussier on 1/5/2018 & rated 92 points: Robe bourgogne violet, avec peu de signes de vieillissement. En bouche on est sur les arômes de cuire, feuille-morte, fumé et épice. Beau nez tout en finesse avec un petit quelque chose de vieux vin. Encore beaucoup astringence qui demande à être carafé au moins 2h. Peut-être gardé encore 2-3 ans. (1798 views) | | | Tasted by wurzel68 on 11/28/2017 & rated 90 points: Undurchsichtiges Purpur\schwarzrot; intensive Nase mit dunkler Beerenfruch, starken Gewürzölen, Eiche und auch deutlicher Graphitnote. Am Gaumen Massen von mittelkörnigem, aromatischem, zum Ende etwas bitteren Tannin, unterlegt von prägnanter Frucht. Grimmige "Wuchtbrumme", deren Teile sich nicht komplett zu einem Ganzen fügen. (2100 views) | | | Tasted by Rixon on 5/1/2017 & rated 88 points: Vet inte om den är för ung - det är i alla fall en armé av tanniner. Men vi dricker med behållning. (3117 views) | | | Tasted by Patrik H on 4/27/2017 & rated 87 points: On the nose: Vanilla, clove, oak
On the palate: Vanilla, high intensive tannins, blueberry. Lacks complexity
Medium + finish (2646 views) | | | Tasted by olioli on 1/13/2017 & rated 88 points: Foncé. Fruits noirs.
Tannins assagis.
Faible acidité.
Boisé dominant en rétro+finale.
Ouvert côte-à-côte du Bouscassé VV 2006. Avantage Bouscassé.
Dernière bouteille du Montus d'ici max 2020. (2497 views) | | | Tasted by keio on 4/21/2016 & rated 90 points: excellent a good evolution that show more wood not only tannin i will wait 3 years before opening an other bottle (3982 views) | | | Tasted by EirikM on 7/21/2015 & rated 88 points: Big wine with lots of structure and fruit, but approachable and, to my surprise, quite supple in the mouth. Less rustic than expected, but it remain a workhorse that shows best with a hearty meal. (4867 views) | | | Tasted by Fantasio on 1/7/2015 & rated 89 points: Un monstre! Structuré et large d'épaule. Nez intéressant sur la mûre, la prune,la fumée style hickory, le carton mouillé funky? (brett???) et le cacao. Bouche massive et tannins râpeux. À attendre plusieurs années encore selon moi. 89 avec du potentiel. (4721 views) | | | Tasted by gbgpatrik on 10/17/2014 & rated 89 points: Mörkt, mycket distinka kaffetoner, björnbär och lite tuggmotstånd i munnen! Rustikt vin utan större finess men en bra kompanjon till den ölkokta älgen vi åt till. Bra till höstgrytor men även gott efteråt! Man känner att det varit väldigt strävt tidigare men att det nu blivit drickbart ;-) Gott! Mycket fällningar så en dekantering innan servering rekommenderas. (5405 views) | | | Tasted by iByron on 9/5/2014 & rated 84 points: Dark purple near black in color, surprisingly doesn't cling to the glass. Medium nose of dark fruit and some vanilla. New world feel in the mouth with smooth entry and big mouthfeel. Palate echoes the nose with surprisingly moderate tannins. Medium- finish. Definitely made for current consumption. Drink while you hold the Cuvée Prestige (or find a better "Tradition" blend). (5023 views) | | | Tasted by Vmaster007 on 5/3/2014 & rated 84 points: Enjoyable madiran. (4431 views) | | | Tasted by Kitura on 2/3/2014 & rated 89 points: Garnet with some very slight browning at the edge. Prune, blackberries, cigar box with some sweetness on the finish. Tannins are there, but not as strong as I would have expected. There's quality here, nothing is out of place. I had a 1996 bottle of this in 2011 and it was just brilliant. I don't drink enough of this kind of wine and should try to find more.. (4037 views) | | | Tasted by Vmaster007 on 1/25/2014 & rated 87 points: nice structure and good dark cherries taste. can be kept a few more years, but can be enjoyed now. (3298 views) | | | Tasted by Tannatastic on 1/14/2014 & rated 89 points: Still young looking, very deep dark colour. Quite grainy tannins, but with a nose that's promising a lot - plenty of oak and red fruits. I'd also echo the note below that picks up coffee and cocoa.
Clearly a wine built for ageing, so so far no surprises. Probably be checking in again within five years. Its fairly good to go now, but if you want the best from this I'd advise waiting a bit yet. (3107 views) | | | Tasted by leonardo_de_araujo on 11/3/2013 & rated 89 points: Very good wine.
It reminds me why Madiran is one of my favorite appellations. (3344 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Château Montus Producer web site | US Importer web site
Vineyard Location (Google Maps) | Producer Location (Google Maps)2006 Château Montus MadiranTERROIR: Very steep slopes with large round pebbles, brown clay subsoil with orange stratums. Generally facing South. Well-drained and hot terroir favouring optimal grape maturity. Area: 50 ha.
GRAPE VARIETY: 80 % Tannat, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Approximately 20 year old vines.
CULTURE: Yield: 40-45 hl/ha. Density 7 500 vines/ha. Double Guyot vine training, short pruning. Reasoned pest control, natural compost (mutton and cow manure). Bud and bunch selection with thinning-out (4 to 5 bunches per vine), thinning-out of the leaves, harvested by hand in crates holding one layer of grapes to preserve the quality of the fruit.
VINIFICATION: Maceration 3 to 6 weeks (depending on the vintage).
Fermentation at 28°C. Punching of the cap, malolactic fermentation in wooden vats.
AGEING: On lees in barrels for 12 to 14 month (50% new barrels, 50% in one year old barrels) Bottled all at once with no filtering or finings.
PRODUCTION: About 200 000 bottles.
[Bottle Label]
Grape Varieties: Tannat, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
Terroir: Slopes with pebbles, unique terrior
Winemaking: Fermentation from 3-6 weeks, Aging 80% in new barrels, on the lees from 12-14 months.
Degustation: Suave wine, deep discreet ref fruits coulis, fine tannins, ending note elegant and persistant.
Food pairing: Red meats, lamb, duck, game, "coq au vin"
Temperature: to drink at 16C in summer time, and at 17C in winter time
Aging potential: Long potential of aging.
Alcohol: 14.5%Tannat BlendCabernet FrancFrance Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comSouthwest France Comité Interprofessionnel des Vins du Sud Ouest | Les vins du Tarn-et-Garonne on-lineMadiran Vin de Madiran (l'ESAT de Madiran)
The Madiran appellation is where red wines were born to go with magret and confit de canard. Alain Brumont is a master of this deep, dark-fruited, powerfully grippy style, the tannins melding satisfyingly with the fat of the meat. HT: |
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