Château Montfollet - Icône rosé 2019

Name: Château Montfollet - Icône rosé 2019
Brand: Château Montfollet
Rating: 4 (7 reviews)

Bordeaux|Rosé wine

Bordeaux

Rosé

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4/5 (7 customers)

silky

freshness

"The summer food companion

Surprising and delightful, this Bordeaux rosé will surprise many. Dominique Raimond, owner of Château Montfollet, has once again put all his expertise into making this delicate, surprising wine with its light hue and smooth mouthfeel. Let yourself be intoxicated by its floral, citrus and white-fruit notes, its silky, delicate mouthfeel and its fine acidity on the finish, which brings elegance and freshness. In its superb bottle, this perfect wine for gastronomy will amaze your guests and take pride of place on your table to accompany all your summer dishes.

Features

Estate

Château Montfollet

Cuvée

Icône

Vintage

2019

Designation

Bordeaux

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

100% Merlot

Terroirs

Clay-limestone

Viticulture

HVE sustainable cultivation: natural weeding, selective pruning, optimization of grape ripening

Harvest

At optimum maturity

Winemaking

On reception, the grapes are gently pressed using a pneumatic press. All pre-fermentation operations are carried out under carbon dioxide to protect the grapes and musts from oxidation. The resulting grape juices are cold settled to clarify them, and then begin their alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks.

Breeding

4 months on their fine lees

Alcohol content

13.5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Very pale, bright and attractive pink

Nose

Fresh, delicate aromas with floral, citrus and white fruit notes.

Mouth

The palate is marked by finesse, silkiness and good acidity, giving elegance and length.

Serve

AT 8-10°C

Drink before

2021

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy as an aperitif, with seafood, salmon tartar with passion fruit, shrimp salad with pink grapefruit, poached pears and white peach crumble.

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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

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

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

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4/5

out of 7 reviews