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Château Montus - XL 1998

Sud Ouest

Red

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Produced only on the occasion of great vintages, this XL cuvée sees the best Tannats spend 40 months in barrel! A deep, rich 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

Food and wine pairing

A d&eacute;guster sur un magret de canard, une gigue de chevreuil sauce poivrade, des grillades d'agneau, des desserts au chocolat...<br/>

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Expert opinion

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

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

Wine Enthusiast

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

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