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Château Montus 2009

Name: Château Montus 2009
Brand: Château Montus
Rating: 4.2 (59 reviews)

Madiran|Red wine

4.2/5 (59 customers)

16,5/20

RVF

17/20

Bettane & Desseauve

“Montus 2009 is still very young, full-bodied, and rich, built around a vigorous and dense wine. Richer and more expansive... ” (Les Meilleurs Vins de France - RVF). “Warm, complex, with a very long finish, incredibly tempting body—a beautiful, grand wine.” (Le Grand Guide des Vins de France - Bettane & Desseauve)

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Estate

Château Montus

Vintage

2009

Designation

Madiran

Region

Southwest

Grape varieties

80% Tannat, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon

Regions

Steep slopes with rounded pebbles, a subsoil of brown and orange-hued clay in layers, generally south-facing. Well-drained, warm terroirs that promote full ripeness

Viticulture

Integrated pest management, natural compost (sheep and cow manure), selection of buds and clusters (4 to 5 clusters per vine), thinning, leaf removal

Grape Harvest

hand-harvested into crates holding a single layer of grapes to preserve the quality of the fruit

Winemaking

Maceration for 3 to 6 weeks (depending on the vintage), fermentation at 28°C. Punching down, malolactic fermentation in wooden vats

Livestock farming

Aged on the lees in barrels for 12 to 14 months (70% one-year-old barrels, 30% new barrels)

Alcohol content

14,5%

Eye

purple dress

Palate

full-bodied and rich, warm, complex, with a very long finish

Serve

decant at 17°C

Open

1 hour ago

Drink from

2014

Drink before

2025

Production

Approximately 200,000 bottles

Food and wine pairings

à savourer sur <font>un confit de canard aux cèpes, une daube de sanglier, un cassoulet, une gigue de chevreuil, une viande rouge grillée ou en sauce...</font> <br/>

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Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2012 guide) 17/20 (Reference wine)

About the wine:

Warm, complex, with a very long finish, and incredibly tempting fruit—a beautiful, full-bodied wine.

RVF - The French Wine Review / Guide to the Best Wines of France

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

Wine rated (2012 guide) 16,5/20 (Very good wine)

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 wine:

The 2009 Montus is still very young, full-bodied, and rich, built around a vigorous and dense wine.

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

4.2/5

based on 59 reviews