Château Montus - Vintage 2011 (50cl)
Sud Ouest
Red
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16,5/20
Gault & Millau
Tannat's concentration and richness in polyphenols give this wine a unique feel and a new style, with ageing potential comparable to Vintage Ports. A rare cuvée not to be missed!
Features
Estate
Château Montus
Cuvée
Vintage
Vintage
2011
Designation
Vin de liqueur
Region
Southwest
Grape varieties
100% Tannat
Terroirs
steep slopes of rolled pebbles, subsoil of strata of brown and orange clays
Viticulture
reasoned pest management, natural compost (sheep and cow manure), selection of buds and bunches (4 to 5 bunches per vine), thinning, leaf removal, etc.
Harvest
picking and packing in crates
Winemaking
fermentation at 28°C, with manual punching of the cap
Breeding
8 to 12 months in new barrels
Alcohol content
16 %
Tasting & pairing
Eye
beautiful dark color
Nose
concentrated and fine at the same time
Mouth
the fruitiness of the Tannat is enhanced by a concentrated fruit coulis
Serve
15 to 17°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2017
Drink before
2022
Food and wine pairing
To be enjoyed on sheep's milk cheese, to replace the ancestral jam... On Roquefort cheese it's divine, on chocolate desserts, on all desserts with red fruit coulis. Alain Brumont's top tip: strawberries with Montus Vintage!
Château Montus
Liqueur wine
Expert opinion
Guide des Vins Gault & Millau
Rated (2015 guide) 16.5/20 (Vintage 2010) (Very good)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté (guide 2023) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
Alain Brumont develops his personality through a style that takes wines from Madiran around the world under the label of Château Montus, which he bought in 1980. Brumont's cuvées often go against conventional wisdom, demonstrating his freedom in interpreting the terroirs' yellow and red clay subsoils, with gradients ranging from 20 to 40%. Tannat expresses itself in the château's three cuvées, Prestige, XL, Montus and La Tyre, and certainly delivers the most spectacular profile of this not-easy-to-handle Pyrenean grape.
Wine Enthusiast
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4.7/5
out of 3 reviews
Note and review by M. BERNARD B. Published on 10/11/2024
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Note and review by M. JEAN CLAUDE D. Published on 26/01/2023
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Note and review by M. GILBERT K. Published on 16/08/2018
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