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Red
2004 Château Monbousquet
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- St. Émilion Grand Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 106
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Cailles wrote: flawed
February 24, 2024 - Bordeaux 2004 - 20 Years On - 33 Reds: All wines tasted blind, not decanted. Observations: 1) 2004 is a mediocre vintage overall, with many pleasant wines, but without the depth of better years. 2) At the top, the vintage produced some classic, old-school wines with lots of freshness and fresh fruit. 3) At the lower end, many wines lacked fruit and ripe tannins, resulting in some astringent and slightly drying wines. 4) An alarming number of Right Bank wines (5 out of 16, no Left Bank wine) were oxidized, including some heavyweights like Petrus, Evangile or Figeac. An unacceptably high proportion of faulty wines. 5) I’m not sure that the 2004 are currently in a good phase, many of my scores were lower than in previous tastings. The question is if it’s just a weaker phase or the beginning of the end. 6) At the top and the only wine >95pts was a layered Le Pin (rated 96pts), with a charming Vieux Chateau Certan, a surprising Issan and Clos l'Eglise, as well as an elegant Lafite sharing second place (all rated 94pts).
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v.sidlauskas63 wrote:
February 21, 2024 - Superinis vynas,nuostabi emocija-Benui 27m!
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S-C-S Likes this wine: 91 points
September 14, 2023 - Decant for 5 to 6 hours.
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Paul-SA wrote: 92 points
June 18, 2023 - Great mature Bordeaux. Very smooth tannins with tobacco flavours.
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S-C-S Likes this wine: 90 points
June 5, 2023 - Decant for 5 hours
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2006, IWC Issue #126 (link)(Chateau Monbousquet Saint Emilion) Subscribe to see review text.
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May/June 2005, IWC Issue #120 (link)(Chateau Monbousquet Saint Emilion) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/5/2005 (link)(Ch Monbousquet St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2004
- 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 3277035311655, 3419466148992, 721713845039
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 29 (2%)
- In Cellars 834 (49%)
- Consumed 844 (49%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
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