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Manage Subscriptions2015 Château Monbousquet
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- St. Émilion Grand Cru
Community Tasting Notes 59
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Dfortin9 Likes this wine: 94 points
March 13, 2024 - Polished and succulent loaded with blackberry jam, cassis, plum and iron. Tannins are soft and well integrated, well balanced and finish is flavorful and long. NI:4, FI:23, FC:9, B:4, L:4
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Triforwine Likes this wine: 90 points
March 10, 2024 - In progress notes to come.
Initially my instinct was 92-93 thinking it just needed to breathe.
Drank over a couple days and even with ample air seems overextracted and jammy. Not bad but I am not sure this wine is going in a good direction. Revisit in 5 yrs maybe. Good but not great at this stage 90+/- -
Primordialsoup Likes this wine: 94 points
January 6, 2024 - Monbousquet is probably my favorite St. Émilion producer. And this vintage is a great example from the Château.
In a great spot with a bit of air. Outstanding, in fact. Balanced fruit and tannins fill the mouth. Enjoyable textures flow into a nice clean finish. A beautiful wine.3 people found this helpful Comments (1) -
WineGuyDelMar Likes this wine: 93 points
November 11, 2023 - Decanted 3 hours and drank over the next hour. Dark black color. Nice floral nose. First sip was chocolate cake with cassis, leather and spice. Oh yeah…my kind of StE. The Cab Franc lives harmonious with the Merlot. So smooth and elegant. This will easily get to 93-95 over the next several years. This is such a classic Monbousquet that will rival 2009 & 2010. Great extraction & flavor layers. Excellent.
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bullmrkt wrote:
September 4, 2023 - This is not ready. Drying, harsh tannins, ripe fruit, and high alcohol. I’ve had some very enjoyable Monbousquet at 10-12 yrs old, but this is becoming a touch concerning at age 8. Although, I’ve seen much bigger turnarounds. 🤷🏻♂️
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By Neal Martin
Finally: Bordeaux 2015 In Bottle (Jul 2019), 7/1/2019 (link)(Monbousquet Monbousquet Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/23/2019 (link)(Ch Monbousquet St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Bordeaux Overflow, 10/15/2018 (link)(Monbousquet RED) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
May 2018, 5/1/2018 (link)(Château Monbousquet St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2015 Bordeaux: Every Bottle Tells a Story... (Feb 2018), 2/18/2018 (link)(Monbousquet Monbousquet Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
2/1/2018 (link)(Château Monbousquet St.-Emilion, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
2015 in bottle Right Bank under 95, 12/1/2017 (link)(Château Monbousquet, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Let the Good Times Roll: 2015 Bordeaux from Bottle, 11/30/2017 (link)(Monbousquet) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
4/29/2016 (link)(Château Monbousquet St.-Emilion, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/6/2016 (link)(Ch Monbousquet St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux’s Radiant 2015s (Apr 2016), 4/1/2016 (link)(Monbousquet Monbousquet) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2016, 4/1/2016 (link)(Château Monbousquet St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2015
- 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 089419212167, 1277433200850, 3258691387345, 3258691537313, 3277035200850, 3277035318753, 3302901131102, 3448821704047, 3550871216552, 3609050696514, 3700218301773, 400005140594, 603568195975, 639737608816, 639737976847, 649944171997
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 13 (0%)
- In Cellars 2,500 (78%)
- Consumed 705 (22%)
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- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
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