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1998 Château Monbousquet
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- St. Émilion Grand Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 267
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mach wrote:
January 27, 2024 - This is drinking wonderfully right now. Elegant mouthfeel, well balanced, tannins soft but still present. Great value.
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winepaw Likes this wine: 91 points
January 18, 2024 - Mature Bordeaux. Probably past it's prime, but still drinking very well. Compared nicely with 2007 Tamarack Debrul Vineyard reserve, Bordeaux blend from Washington state.
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Sanlucar Likes this wine: 93 points
January 18, 2024 - Chocolate, dark spices, blackberries and cream de cassis right out of the bottle, but 3 hours later the fruit was in rapid decline. Excellent wine but at this point (26 years past the vintage) do not decant. Significant shoulder stain, although sediment was minimal.
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traxxx Likes this wine: 93 points
January 16, 2024 - An amazing bottle/case I got for $34 a bottle! Drinking great still. Completely integrated with solid fruit holding well...
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cawinenerd wrote: 89 points
September 5, 2023 - Def past prime :( probably amazing 4-5 years ago. Plenty of tertiary characteristics but not enough fruit left to carry the wine. Drink up.
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By Neal Martin
A Century of Bordeaux: The Eights (May 2018), 5/18/2018 (link)(Monbousquet Monbousquet Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/11/2006 (link)(Ch Monbousquet St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 1999, IWC Issue #84 (link)(Chateau Monbousquet Saint Emilion) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
8/28/2005 (link) 93 points(Château Monbousquet) Elegant cassis, espresso nose; big, seamless, espresso, black fruit palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.
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By Richard Jennings
8/16/2003 (link) 94 points(Château Monbousquet) Reticent, berry nose; rich, concentrated, berry, camphor, coffee palate with sweet tannins; long finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1998
- Type Red
- Producer Château Monbousquet
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru
- UPC Codes 000004492061, 3258691108438, 3258691387345, 603568195975, 715700175452
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 40 (1%)
- In Cellars 2,730 (53%)
- Consumed 2,428 (47%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
97% Like It 73 votes
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- ProducerChâteau Monbousquet
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
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