2005 Château Monbousquet
Community Tasting Note
WineKnurd Likes this wine:
Saturday, July 4, 2015 - Knew it was a big boy going in so threw it in the decanter while I prepared the sirloin medallions. Poured half a glass for "cooking" purposes and was rewarded with tart cranberry, spicy black cherry, and cacao laced blackberry. Bold and dark with massive weight; despite the intensity I somehow felt it still had room to open up so I resisted the urge and let this beast brood while I continued cooking. About an hour and a half later, once lil'Knurdette had her bath and Mrs. Knurd was ready for dinner, full glasses were poured. Now I could detect notes of black plum, anise, espresso, graphite, char and hints of black olive and black tea. Very oak driven, now and then I got bright hints of vanilla intermingled with the deeper notes. Despite the oak presence it was very well integrated with a seamless transition of the acid, tannins, and alcohol across the palate. If I could only use 3 words to sum up this wine: mocha espresso cranberries. $62 from Wired for Wine back in 2010 was an excellent price for what this wine is delivering now. It has enough complexity and development for a high score but I feel it relies too much on the oak to carry it through to the highest echelon; overall evaluation: A.
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Comment posted by Kirk Grant:
7/4/2015 11:00:00 AM - I got your note...for me I don't think I'll be opening my only bottle anytime soon. I've come to enjoy my wines with more maturity and given your note and experience I think I'm still a good 5+ years from checking in on this. Thank you for the note...I'm going to wait for more secondary & tertiary notes to start to emerge. Given the vintage...this is still VERY young. Time and tasting more aged Bordeaux has opened my eyes over the last 5+/- years.
Comment posted by Radboy:
9/7/2015 6:26:00 AM - Great description of the flavors that I tasted as well, I could not do a better job describing them. I am going with Kirk's advice on this being an early bird and will wait 5 years before I open my second bottle. I am very glad I tried it now as I think this will be a very exciting wine to watch mature. Cheers.
Comment posted by DBauer:
9/12/2015 9:22:00 AM - ./27:72 Warwick. Dew we be s. CcwcqZw awe. /$273322 w. 2