March 31, 2024 - Sadly, this bottle was past it - bland, lacking in fruit. Hopefully just a bad one.
January 5, 2024 - Great aged Heritage of Montus. Mushrooms, oak, and forest floor. Tannins are still slightly present but we'll integrated. Showing well now so drink them up, as no further development is expected.
April 7, 2023 - Decanted and served and this frankly was proper little discovery.
Earthy , well evolved, smooth and well round on the palate with nice firm yet silky tannin. Fascinating in a way and we would have struggled to place this had we had this blind, probably we would have said Bordeaux with a bit of age.Very good and understated beauty. 93 and drink sooner than later.
January 9, 2023 - Reifes Bordeauxrot, aufgehellter, ins Orange tendierender Rand. Die Nase angenehm tief und reif, wieder rustikal aber mit mehr positiven Düften und etwas weniger Bret, erinnert an einen schönen, leicht rustikalen Bordeaux. Deutlich mehr Finesse als der 98er, am Gaumen saftig, leicht krautig, angenehm frisch, die Frucht ist noch präsent und mit einer schönen Würze, wirkt etwas ausgewogener als hat aber weniger Struktur als dieser. Gefällt in seiner Art ganz gut. Jetzt bis 2022, 17 vvPunkte (86/100) www.vvwine.ch
December 26, 2022 - - Brick color.
December 26, 2022 - One of the best bottle in the south ouest of France Alain Brumont amazing magic is again a real experience this wine is the little brother of the Petrus ! Open one hour minimum before the casting
Try also Château Montus 2017
December 1, 2021 - Oenocosmos tasting (Athens Hill): This is pure Tannat.
The wine shows developed profile but nowhere near its peak, irony, bloody, leathery, fresh red cherries, currants, decadent character, sour cherry, pot pouri
In the palate, the wine shows more evolution, red cherries and currants again, leather, iron, brett-iodine, tight tannins that are still kicking, earth, sweet notes, honey, syrup, a bit of marmalade and tobacco, medium to full body, medium finish
February 29, 2020 - A few weeks ago I opened a bottle of basic Montus 2011 which was very good in a rather crowd-pleasing and anonymously international style. This 1999 Prestige is much closer to the style with a real sense of place which I knew when I first started drinking Madiran. It is quite lean and linear in shape on the palate but with strong sinewy muscles and tannic backbone. Its fruit is savoury and quite acidic but with an attractive fragrant overlay and there are earthy minerals and dabs of wet leather. The overall effect is invigorating and classy in a somewhat austere way. Very good.
November 28, 2019 - Verticale du Château Montus cuvée Prestige: Nez peu expressif, une bouche légère et assez élégante. Un vin agréable, frais, relativement simple, avec un bon équilibre. Le vigneron n'a pas cherché à trop en faire, dans ce qui parait un millésime léger. 88 pts
October 31, 2019 - Cork was in good shape. Decanted for one hour. A lot of funky notes (leather, cooked vegetables) on the nose. Medium to full bodied, rather robust with good tannic grip, showing funky flavors likewise the nose, a bit of austere oak and some fruity sweetness. Firm acidic structure and gentle dusty kick on the finish. Very enjoyable. In a great spot now and could probably hold for another 10 years.