Community Tasting Notes 68

• aagrawal wrote: flawed

  August 8, 2023 - Mature, mulch and fruit, leafy; palate is medium-full bodied, medium-plus acidity, red bell pepper, complex; medium length.
  Table consensus was slightly corked, so I left it unscored.

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• Wineauxdan@gmail.com Likes this wine: 92 points

  March 27, 2022 - Outstanding. It continued to open up even after an hour in the glasses.
  12.5%.

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• RbMike Likes this wine: 91 points

  September 6, 2021 - Prune and barnyard on the nose. On the palette, the fruit is essentially nonexistent. Slightly floral, with hints of soy sauce or hoisin - still has great structure. Will wait another year for the next bottle to see how this develops.

• forceberry wrote: 94 points

  August 4, 2021 - 12,5% alcohol.
  
  Very deep and dark, slightly translucent blackish-red color with an evolved maroon hue. Complex, savory and moderately evolved nose with layered aromas of wizened blackcurrants, old wood, some pruney notes, a little bit of oxidative beef jerky and bouillon, light sanguine notes of iron and gamey meat, juicy hints of ripe figs and a touch of tobacco. The wine is dry, dense and chewy on the palate with a medium body and quite bold flavors of ripe chokeberries and crunchy crowberries, some gamey meat, light evolved notes of wizened blackcurrants and prunes, a little bit of leather, a lifted hint of balsamico and a touch of savory old wood. The overall feel is still remarkably muscular, thanks to the high acidity and ample tannins that have resolved only to some degree, still retaining quite a bit of grip. The finish is long, powerful and savory with moderately pronounced tannic grip and complex flavors of crunchy crowberries, some dried chokeberries that taper into sweeter chokeberry jam notes, a little bit of leather, light ferrous notes of blood and gamey meat, a hint of balsamic VA and an oxidative touch of soy sauce.
  
  A beautiful, complex and wonderfully evolved Madiran that has glided into its drinking window. Structurally the wine is still impressively young, drinking more like a young Bordeaux than a 25-yo red, but the fruit department is getting fully mature by now: there are some evolved dried-fruit notes and the first signs of oxidation have added subtle nuances of beef jerky, soy sauce and bouillon, yet the wine retains a good deal of fresh and crunchy fruit notes to keep its youthful edge. Most likely the wine doesn't require any further cellaring, as it is drinking mighty well right now, but it will easily keep for many, many years more. A very complete wine and a bargain at 24€.

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• kuumies wrote:

  July 3, 2021 - Decanted for an hour, served at classic room temp. Dusty and savory on the nose with lively cassis fruit, dry wood and herbal notes. Not super tertiary but most attractive with a slight volatile edge. On the palate medium bodied and on the lean side but by no means thin. The tannins are there, strengthening their grip considerably midway through. Savory and very dry, to be enjoyed with bloody red meat. Very spry and lively with nice acidity, in some ways youthful but I am not sure if it will develop from here. High pitch red fruited, my Chianti loving better half was all over this. A mature wine with plenty of character and exquisite balance - not very long but all the pieces are in great harmony. Very elegant despite the tannins, no fat and no harsh edges

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1995
• Type Red
• Producer Château Montus
• Varietal Tannat Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Southwest France
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Madiran
• UPC Codes 3372220000199, 3372220110010

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• In Cellars 517 (60%)
• Consumed 344 (40%)

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