Rating: Wine Spectator 90/100, RVF 9/10, Guide Fleurus 18/20
Château Montus’s Cuvée Prestige is crafted from a selection of the vineyard’s finest terroirs and represents the very best that Tannat can offer in the hands of Alain Brumont. The 2003 vintage delivers a charming, tannic, spicy, and highly seductive wine... Don’t wait to discover it!
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Eye
beautiful deep garnet color
Nose
complex and powerful, with aromas of ripe black berries accented by spicy notes
Palate
powerful, rich, and well-balanced, with a beautiful, harmonious finish
Serve
Decant at 16°C
Open
1 hour before serving
Drink from
2010
High point
2015
Drink before
2025
Production
25,000 bottles
Food and wine pairings
Un vin puissant et robuste à déguster sur un magret de canard, une gigue de chevreuil sauce poivrade, des grillades d'agneau...<br/>
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2023 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)
About the estate:
Alain Brumont has forged his own distinctive style, sending wines from Madiran across the globe under the Château Montus label, which he acquired in 1980. Often bucking conventional wisdom, Brumont’s vintages showcase his great freedom in interpreting terroirs with yellow and red clay subsoils, varying in composition from 20% to 40%. Tannat is featured in the château’s three cuvées—Prestige, XL, Montus, and La Tyre—and undoubtedly delivers the most spectacular profile of this challenging Pyrenean grape.
Wine Enthusiast
Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
Customer rating
4.5/5
based on 4 reviews
Review by Mr. THIERRY D. Published on January 16, 2019
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Review by Mr. FREDERIC A. Posted on June 17, 2013
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Review by Ms. NATHALIE F. Posted on 02/06/2013
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