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Monbousquet 2014

Tasting Notes

Very aromatic and fresh with lovely brightness and perfume. Medium to full body, fine and silky tannins and a bright finish. Ultra-fine and balanced Monbousquet. Better after 2020 but already very pretty.

93
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, February 2017

Tasted blind. Blackish crimson. Dense and lots of black fruit flavour. Eerily forward but very jolly and only slightly simple – almost ready to drink now. Not that much length.
Drink 2019-2026

16
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, February 2018

Not shy, with hefty fig paste and blackberry pâte de fruit notes backed by a rumble of bramble, ganache and licorice snap. Underneath roils a base layer of tobacco and graphite that should slowly surface with time. May have pushed the extraction envelope ever so slightly, but this keeps it together in the end. Best from 2022 through 2032. 7,500 cases made.

93
James Molesworth, WineSpectator.com, February 2017
90
Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com, April 2015
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The Château Monbouquet 2014 is a blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon cropped at 35 hectoliters per hectare, matured in 60% new oak and the remainder one-year old barrels. The alcohol comes in at a modest 12.86%. The nose is very backward at the moment with tarry black fruit mixed with cedar reluctantly emerging with aeration. The palate is chewy on the entry but it softens towards the middle with light tannin and a nicely balanced on the finish. Once the aromas begin to gain a little chutzpah, this will be a fine, more classically inspired Monbousquet compared to recent vintages. Drink: 2018 - 2029

89/91
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (218), April 2015

This is beautiful and juicy with refined tannins, berries, earth and spices. Hints of walnut. Medium to full body. Lovely.

90/91
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, March 2015
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