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2005 Château Monbousquet |
| Vintage | 2005 |  Label 1 of 13   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Château Monbousquet (web) | ||
| Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Bordeaux | ||
| SubRegion | Libournais | ||
| Appellation | St. Émilion Grand Cru | ||
| UPC Code | 3277035311655 |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 92.9 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 35 notes) | |
| Tasted by amateurwino on 10/31/2009 & rated 93 points: Strong coffee and vanilla oak on nose, with a bit of gravel. Wasn't crazy about the nose, but the palate impresses - delicious, rich, balanced. Has depth of fruit in a modern style, similar in level and style to Pape Clement for me. Nose develops a bit of funk with some air, lovely nose overall. I've heard some people wonder if Monbousquet will age well; at least for the 2005 vintage, I think there is sufficient depth to the fruit here to age well. Modern but delicious. 93-94 (2021 views) | |
| Tasted by rlwatkins on 10/17/2009 & rated 95 points: (1616 views) | |
| Tasted by peblin on 9/26/2009 & rated 92 points: Pavie Vertical: Blue-red color. Nose of typical bordeaux fruit but also green (pepper?), stalky and with hints of oranges. Weak in this flight. (2542 views) | |
| Tasted by SLO on 9/13/2009 & rated 91 points: very youthful, but well-balanced with nice fruit. will revisit in 5 yrs. (2620 views) | |
| Tasted by EyeDoc on 9/7/2009 & rated 93 points: Really impressive - ripe but not too ripe - tremendous stuff (2608 views) | |
| Tasted by rlwatkins on 7/26/2009 & rated 94 points: (2246 views) | |
| Tasted by rlwatkins on 7/24/2009 & rated 95 points: (2283 views) | |
| Tasted by collinb227 on 7/12/2009 & rated 93 points: This was the best of 5 $50 bordeauxs. After decant 1.5 hour, showed massive nose and complexity. Nose of burnt hair, oak, flowers. Perfect tannins. Seems like this will get even better. (3299 views) | |
| Tasted by collinb227 on 7/12/2009 & rated 93 points: (551 views) | |
| Tasted by ccn on 7/10/2009: Seriously young. Will wait 5-10 years before trying again. Lots of good stuff here but still on the chunky/unresolved side. (3155 views) | |
| Tasted by SLO on 7/7/2009 & rated 92 points: everything nicely balanced here. (3547 views) | |
| Tasted by Niagara on 7/5/2009 & rated 92 points: This one's got a long way to go before it opens up again, and longer still before it's fully mature, but even at this young age it is a formidable wine with loads of black fruit and a somewhat raisiny finish that is very appealing. (3272 views) | |
| Tasted by jemorris on 7/3/2009 & rated 92 points: Coffee and leather notes. Opened up nicely after being out a bit. Well balanced. (3094 views) | |
| Tasted by gasman on 6/21/2009 & rated 92 points: (2403 views) | |
| Tasted by dallasM5 on 4/7/2009 & rated 93 points: Initial pop and pour pretty disappointing. Nice, but nothing to get excited about. Decent nose of espresso and roasted fruit. On the palate, about the same with just a touch of heat. Fast forward about 4+ hours and this wine has transformed itself. The nose is extremely expressive of espresso and dark cherries in an almost new-world pinot like way. The palate is medium bodied and round with excellent roasted fruit. It bumps up against being overripe without going over. Big tannins are present with the wealth of fruit. This will be much longer lived than most Monbousquet wines. After my initial impression, I was inclined to sell off 1 of my 2.5 cases. After it opened up, I'm contemplating buying more and realizing the 2005 BDX vintage continues to excel across the board! Frankly, it reminds me of the 03 Pape Clement which is high praise around here! The potential is for a much higher score. (4199 views) | |
| Tasted by VinoEmo on 3/23/2009 & rated 92 points: Decanted for 3 hours and then another 1 hour upon arrival. This baby showed little to no signs of aging and I was only drinking it because it was given to me in anticipation in or buyunbg up to a case of this wine. A dark prune color engulfed the wine that showed little to no signs of aging. On the nose vibrant tones of oak (maybe a little too much for my liking), caramel, toffee, coffee, bacon fat, and spiced meats...all lead to an intriguing sensation that may have led us to believe that this would be stellar on the palate. This wine had nice sweet tannins and massive red fruit, followed by truffles, earth, pencil shavings, and dark chocolate. I found it hard to believe that this wine was predominantly merlot based because of the massive size of this wine. Although I enjoyed it, I look forward to tasting in again in anohter 6-8 years when this wine has time to settle down and acquire a little bottle age. (4395 views) | |
| Tasted by slave2thevine on 3/23/2009 & rated 92 points: Showing a vibrant ruby color in the glass and getting a deep plum color at the core. On the nose there is an obvious toasted oak, toffee, caramel, black fruits, and granite. The nose is not intoxicating...but it is intriguing and shows promise for the future. In the mouth the tannins are in the forefront and as obvious as a zit on a beauty queen. They lead into plush black fruit that is supported by solid acidity and a light hint of red fruits. The finish lingers for more than 30 seconds and I will look forward to re-visiting this wine in another 6-8 years. (4358 views) | |
| Tasted by cigarzfan on 1/29/2009 & rated 94 points: Probably much too early to drink, but very satisfying and needed a good Bordeaux to go with the steaks I was preparing. Lots of tannins. Should age well. (757 views) | |
| Tasted by Dagalaifus on 1/11/2009 & rated 95 points: Decanted for2 hrs. Great nose of smoke and coffee. The palate shows dark fruit, smoke, earth, oak and clay. And the finish ... well, it never seems to end. This wine is drinking wonderful now with a few hours of decanting, but it will be amazing in 5-10 years. (4902 views) | |
| Tasted by A&C on 12/31/2008 & rated 97 points: Wow -- this was a very, very interesting wine. Right out of the bottle, vanilla, nutmeg, and a hint of cinnamon. After some time in the glass, this turned into a truly magnificent Bordeaux profile. I had picked up on the fact from earlier reviews that this might be good young, and had not yet closed down, and yes, it was. There is so much here. This is really a great find. Wonderful now, but it truly has the stuff for the long haul. (4851 views) | |
| Tasted by DNABog on 12/21/2008 & rated 95 points: Best of 18 bordeauxs at tasting. Smokey nose, beautiful nose and long finish. Young and very bright finish. (4950 views) | |
| Tasted by Badfish on 12/13/2008 & rated 95 points: Linking With Bordeaux (Wine Exchange - Orange, CA): Dark red purple color to the rim, not as dark as the Clos Les Lunelles. Explosive and intriguing on the nose with notes of raspberry liqueur, plum, oak, minerals, and meat juice. On the palate this shows massive fruit flavors of plum and red berries which just support the sweet firm tannins. This does show some oak but the fruit, acidity, and structure are in such balance that it does not detract at all from the wine. Very long on the finish, this was another star of the tasting for me. (4937 views) | |
| Tasted by etherscreen on 11/4/2008: i've got splinters too (5456 views) | |
| Tasted by Dave Canada on 11/2/2008 & rated 89 points: Nose of burnt toast, caramel, coffee, toffee, subtle pyrazene and cherry. The palate shows pyrazene, toffee, smoke, cherry and lavendar. The finish is really disappointing though.......it is a bit thin and nothing but really oak on the back and that is not even really that nice. Kind of feel like I chewed on a 2X4. (5283 views) | |
| Tasted by jus10 on 11/1/2008 & rated 94 points: really fantastic depth. the mouth feel was nice and velvety (which i really loved) dark fruit balanced with good back end strength with this wine. when consumed on the second day this wine showed that it can stay together. (it was left in a decanter un corked). This will most certainly blossom with 10 years (5139 views) | |
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About red wine The variety Red Bordeaux Blend on CellarTracker implies any blend using any or all of the five traditional Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. As such, this is used worldwide, whether for wines from Bordeaux, Meritages from California and Canada, some Super-Tuscan wines etc. Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) | Simple Bordeaux primer Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984. As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as: - sales price levels - national and international commercial distribution - the estate's reputation on the market Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville. The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas. By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case. Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths  category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.
Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.
The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.
The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).
Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?
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