Château Montfollet - Blaye Le Valentin rouge 2021

Name: Château Montfollet - Blaye Le Valentin red 2021
Brand: Château Montfollet
Rating: 3.6 (18 reviews)

Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux|Red wine

Bordeaux

Red

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3.6/5 (18 customers)

3*Coup de Coeur

Hachette

Médaille d'Or

Challenge International du Vin

gourmet

ample

prepared foods

best seller

"This bestseller is a golden opportunity!

"A new Favorite for Dominique Raimond, adding to an already impressive list of awards. On the nose, his Valentin 2021 delivers aromas of tobacco and toast, complemented by perfectly ripe black fruit, forming a highly aromatic whole. Buoyed by a fresh vintage, this wine is very well-balanced on the palate, with a full, rich, long and powerful body, perfectly supported by the vanilla notes of ageing. A complete wine with solid potential". (Guide Hachette des Vins - Edition 2024)

Features

Estate

Château Montfollet

Cuvée

Le Valentin

Vintage

2021

Designation

Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

70% Merlot, 30% Malbec

Terroirs

Clayey-gravelly and clayey-limestone slopes with southern, south-eastern and south-western exposure

Viticulture

Reasoned and HVE 3 certified

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

In temperature-controlled stainless steel vats to control the temperature during fermentation and preserve all the fruit's aromas.

Breeding

12 months in barrel

Alcohol content

13,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Intense black colour

Nose

Very complex, with ripe black fruits enhanced by notes of violets and spices.

Mouth

Fleshy, fruity and tasty. A powerful wine with velvety tannins and smooth flesh. Malbec offers a characteristic aromatic finish with peppery tones and woody nuances.

Serve

AT 16-17°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2024

Drink before

2033

Production

36,000 bottles

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with shallot steak, pot-au-feu, mature cheeses...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)

About the domain :

The 67 hectares of vines on this family estate overlook the Gironde estuary, just opposite the most prestigious Margaux crus. Concerned with revealing the potential of these magnificent terroirs while respecting the environment, Dominique Raimond uses every means of cultivation and vinification to achieve the production of a great Blayais wine. The whites are generally highly aromatic, with good tension and just the right balance of freshness. The Côtes-de-Bourg Cuvée Altus is always top-notch, as is the Grand Vin en Blaye-Côtes-de-Bordeaux. A flagship property in both appellations. Montfollet is a member of the Châteaux Solidaires association, which groups together ten Blayais winegrowers who retain their own identity while sharing cellars and working tools in a cooperative spirit. Château Haut-Prieur, part of this association, is superb in the 2016 vintage.

Decanter

Area rated Recommended

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (guide 2024) 3*Coup de Coeur (Exceptional wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the wine:

A new Favorite for Dominique Raimond, adding to an already impressive list of awards. On the nose, his Valentin 2021 delivers aromas of tobacco and toast, complemented by perfectly ripe black fruit, forming a highly aromatic whole. Buoyed by a fresh vintage, this wine is very well-balanced on the palate, with a full, rich, long and powerful body, perfectly supported by the vanilla notes of ageing. A complete wine with solid potential. 2026 - 2033

About the domain :

Ch. Montfollet, one of the spearheads of the Blayais and Bourgeais regions, has been run since 1991 by Dominique Raimond, who also owns several other châteaux: Haut Lalande, Graulet, Merigot, Haut Grela and Puy d'Amour. Dominique Raimond is a member of the Cars cooperative (1937), renamed "Châteaux solidaires" in 2011, which vinifies separately the harvests of ten or so rigorously selected member châteaux.

Wine Enthusiast

Domaine noté (guide 2021) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

James Suckling

Graded area (2021 guide) Recommended

Challenge International du Vin

Wine rated (guide 2023) Gold Medal

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.6/5

out of 18 reviews

Note and review by M. CHARLES F. Published on 31/08/2024

Easy to drink and charming. A unanimous winner. The Hachette guide is right. The merlot/malbec blend is perfect. Buy it with your eyes closed.