Produced only on the occasion of great vintages, this XL cuvée sees the best Tannats spend 40 months in barrel! A rich, deep wine, offering great complexity and concentration on the nose, a very elegant palate with a fresh, harmonious finish... A rare cuvée!
Features
Estate
Château Montus
Cuvée
XL
Vintage
1998
Designation
Madiran
Region
Southwest
Grape varieties
100% Tannat
Terroirs
Terroir Steep slopes with rounded pebbles embedded in clay at a depth of 3 to 5 m, a warm, draining terroir favoring high ripeness.
Viticulture
Pest management, natural compost (sheep and cow manure), selection of buds and bunches (4 to 5 bunches per plant), thinning, leaf removal.
Harvest
manual
Winemaking
Maceration for 3 to 6 weeks (depending on the vintage), fermentation at 28°C, punching of the cap, malolactic fermentation in wooden vats.
Breeding
18 months in 225-l barrels, and 22 months in 600-l barrels (demi-muids)
Alcohol content
12,5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
brilliant, dark garnet almost black with violet highlights
Nose
rich and deep, with great complexity and concentration
Mouth
very elegant with a fresh, harmonious finish
Serve
Decant at 16°C
Open
1h before service
Drink from
2013
Drink before
2018
Food and wine pairing
A déguster sur un magret de canard, une gigue de chevreuil sauce poivrade, des grillades d'agneau, des desserts au chocolat...<br/>
Château Montus
Madiran
Expert opinion
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)
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