Community Tasting Notes 8

• StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 92 points

  March 12, 2023 - Day 1:
  The wine is harsh and bitter with tannic fruit that overwhelms the palate. The flavors are unfriendly and not very inviting.
  
  Day 2 (bottle left standing in the cellar, no cork):
  After being left to breathe for a day, the tannic fruit of the wine has softened and now has some supple elements of soft plums. The wine is still quite bold and powerful, but the harshness from day one has subsided.
  
  Day 3 (no cork):
  The wine has maintained its softness and suppleness from day two, but the flavors are slightly less pronounced.
  
  Day 5 (no cork):
  Unfortunately, the wine has started to fade, losing much of its boldness and flavor. It is not as enjoyable as it was on day two and three.
  
  Overall, the 2013 Chateau Montus is a wine that currently needs a lot of time to breathe in order to fully showcase its uppeties. Despite its initial harshness, it has the potential to be a fantastic wine with a bit of patience and proper storage.
  
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  Chateau Montus är en ikonisk vingård i södra Frankrike som är känd för sina högkvalitativa Tannat-viner. Tannat är en mörkblå druva med hög tanninhalter, vilket ger vinerna starka smaker och en hög alkoholhalt. Dessa egenskaper gör Tannat-viner utmärkta för långlagring, och Montus är inget undantag.
  
  Dag 1:
  Montus 2013 öppnade med en kraftfull och tanninrik fruktprofil. Smakerna var ovänliga och bittera, vilket gjorde vinet svårt att uppskatta. Det var tydligt att vinet behövde tid att andas för att mjukna och öppna upp.
  
  Dag 2:
  Efter att ha fått andas i en dag hade Montus 2013 utvecklats till ett mjukare vin, med subtila inslag av plommon och andra mjukare frukter. Tanninerna hade mjuknat och de tidigare beska smakerna hade försvunnit, vilket gjorde vinet mer balanserat och njutbart.
  
  Dag 3:
  På dag 3 behöll Montus 2013 sin mjukhet från dagen innan, men smakerna var något mindre framträdande. Det fanns fortfarande en tydlig fruktprofil med mjuka inslag, men det var inte lika uttalat som dagen innan.
  
  Dag 5:
  Tyvärr hade Montus 2013 börjat tappa i styrka och smak på dag 5. Vinet hade bleknat och de mjuka inslagen hade försvunnit, vilket gjorde det mindre njutbart än tidigare dagar.
  
  Montus 2013 ett utmärkt exempel på en Tannat-vin med stor potential för långlivad lagring.

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• Rudolph Schmidt Likes this wine:

  February 6, 2022 - PnP then decanted.
  
  Intense black fruits, herbaceous, gentle smoke, mushroom, earthy, tannins are soft but firm.
  
  If I had tried this blind, I would have said this was a younger wine - just from the colour of it. But on the taste, you're greeted with whispers of tertiary notes. With this wine aged in 80% new barrels - this wine still has lots of life left.

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• chatters wrote:

  November 24, 2020 - Last Tuesday Supper Club (One Penny Red, Summer Hill): Initially closed but with obvious oak that is still quite contained. With time and agitation it stats to show blackcurrant, brambles and blackberries bit of cornucopia of dark hued fruit, slightly jubey notes, lovely nose. Medium plus acidity, wonderfully, joyfully tannic, black hued fruits, lovely but super young.

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• Moosenose68 Likes this wine: 88 points

  September 30, 2020 - Eye: medium ruby
  Nose: Med intensity, developing. Spice, Charcoal, smoke, granite, stone, earth, wet wool.
  Palate: Dry, medium acidity. Medium tannins, medium alcohol,medium bodied. Minerality dominates the core to the finish along with baking spice, and after further decanting, chocolate, coffee but not in an obvious Californian style. Lingering heat/alcohol. Tannat is a different animal. Medium Finish
  Quality: good
  Drinking now out of inquisitiveness, definitely has a profile, and possibly with further ageing could be increasingly interesting.

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• kosmik Likes this wine: 89 points

  November 17, 2018 - Un peu rude à ce moment-ci...
  Élevage bien présent...
  Il nous a tout de même surpris par son accessibilité (relative), tanins pour la garde mais bien enrobé actuellement, du fruit noir, du cuir, du bois, des épices douces rappelant le girofle...
  89-90+
  A revoir dans... 10 ans!

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• 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 3372220060018, 3372220090015, 3372220100011, 3372220110010, 3372220130018

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• Pending Delivery 12 (2%)
• In Cellars 494 (66%)
• Consumed 245 (33%)

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