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Château Montfollet - Le Valentin Rouge 2007

Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux|Red wine

3.4/5 (9 customers)

Notes: Guide Hachette 2** (Remarkable Wine), Bettane & Desseauve 15/20
“A dense and concentrated wine, with a fruity bouquet enhanced by slightly dominant oak, powerful tannins, and a finish that is still somewhat reserved.” (Le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2011 - Bettane & Desseauve). Producing a great wine begins first and foremost with the quality of care given to the vines. A thousand small steps to reach the ultimate goal. All the work of the year is rewarded in this 2007 vintage, which is dense, expressive, and endowed with lovely tannins. A must-have, often compared to a grand cru!

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Estate

Château Montfollet

Vintage

Le Valentin

Vintage

2007

Designation

Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

70% Merlot, 30% Malbec

Regions

slopes of red clay and clay-limestone soil overlooking the Gironde Estuary, directly across from the most prestigious Margaux wines

Viticulture

sustainable viticulture: natural grass cover, selective pruning, optimization of grape ripening

Grape Harvest

Sorting and selection of the best beans

Winemaking

Malolactic fermentation in barrels and stirring on the lees for 4 months

Livestock farming

Aged for 18 months in oak barrels (80% new barrels, 20% one-use barrels)

Eye

black dress with purple highlights

Nose

Expressive and woody, with notes of very ripe black berries

Palate

full-bodied, with a rich and intense flavor profile, noticeable tannins, and beautiful aromatic expression

Serve

decant at 16-17°C

Open

1 hour before serving

Drink from

2010

High point

2017

Drink before

2020

Production

54,000 bottles

Food and wine pairings

Un vin à la nature solide et complexe à déguster sur de belles pièces de viande : un rôti de boeuf, une entrecôte, une côte à l'os...<br/>

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Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 2 stars (A solid, recommendable wine, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous one)

About the estate:

The 67 hectares of vineyards on this family-owned estate overlook the Gironde estuary, directly across from Margaux’s most prestigious wines. Determined to unlock the potential of these magnificent terroirs while respecting the environment, Dominique Raimond employs every possible method of cultivation and winemaking to produce a great wine from the Blaye region. The whites are generally very aromatic, with lovely tension and a perfect balance of freshness. The Côtes-de-Bourg Cuvée Altus is always top-notch, as is the grand vin from Blaye-Côtes-de-Bordeaux. A flagship estate in both appellations. Montfollet is part of the Châteaux Solidaires association, which brings together ten winemakers from the Blaye region who retain their own identities while sharing cellars and equipment in a cooperative spirit. Château Haut-Prieur is part of this association, and its 2016 vintage is superb.

Decanter

Rated property Recommended

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated estate (2022 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the estate:

Château Montfollet, one of the leading estates in the Blaye and Bourgeais regions, has been managed since 1991 by Dominique Raimond, who also owns several other châteaux: Haut Lalande, Graulet, Merigot, Haut Grela, and Puy d'Amour. Dominique Raimond is a member of the Cars cooperative (founded in 1937), renamed “Châteaux solidaires” in 2011, which vinifies the harvests of about ten member châteaux, selected with great care, separately.

Wine Enthusiast

Rated estate (2021 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

James Suckling

Rated estate (2021 guide) Recommended

Customer rating

3.4/5

based on 9 reviews