Château Montus - Vintage 2010 (50cl)

Name: Château Montus - Vintage 2010 (50cl)
Brand: Château Montus
Rating: 4.1 (11 reviews)

Vin de liqueur|Red wine

Sud Ouest

Red

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4.1/5 (11 customers)

16,5/20

Gault & Millau

"An ode to tradition and the tannat grape. You can't help but be charmed by its fiery temperament, its cooked black fruit and the delicacy of its tannins macerated by mutage. A wine to savor. (Les Meilleurs Vins de France - Gault Millau). Tannat's concentration and richness in polyphenols give this wine a unique sensation and a new style, with ageing potential comparable to Vintage Ports. A rare cuvée not to be missed!

Features

Estate

Château Montus

Cuvée

Vintage

2010

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

2016

Drink before

2020

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy it 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!

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Expert opinion

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Rated 16.5/20 (Very good)

About the wine:

An ode to tradition and the tannat grape variety. You can't help but be charmed by its fiery temperament, cooked black fruit and delicate, mutage-mixed tannins. To be enjoyed.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domain rated (guide 2023) Selected (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the domains 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

Domain rated (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.1/5

on 11 reviews

Note and review by M. EMMANUEL B. Published on 15/07/2016

Surprising: real tannat coulis. At last, a pleasant wine to finish a meal. Pairs well with a chocolate dessert.