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Château Montus - XL 1998

Château Montus - XL 1998

Produced only in exceptional vintages, this XL cuvée sees the finest Tannat grapes aged for 40 months in barrels! A rich and deep wine, offering great complexity and concentration on the nose, a very elegant palate with a fresh and harmonious finish... A rare cuvée!

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Estate

Château Montus

Vintage

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 meters, well-drained and warm terroir, promoting high 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

manual

Wine making

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

Livestock farming

18 months in 225-liter barrels and 22 months in 600-liter barrels (demi-muids)

Alcohol content

12,5%

Eye

bright, dark garnet color, almost black with purple highlights

Nose

rich and deep, with great complexity and concentration

Mouth

very elegant with a fresh and harmonious finish

Serve

Decant at 16°C

Open

1 hour before service

Drink from

2013

Drink before

2018

Food and wine pairings

Food and wine pairings

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

More information on Château Montus

More information on Madiran

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

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 in it, even those without stars, represent, in our opinion, the excellence of French production.)

About the estate:

Alain Brumont develops his personality through a style that has made Madiran wines famous throughout the world under the Château Montus label, which he bought in 1980. Often bucking conventional wisdom, Brumont's vintages reflect his great freedom in interpreting terroirs with yellow and red clay subsoils, ranging from 20 to 40%. Tannat is featured in the château's three wines, Prestige, XL, Montus and La Tyre, and certainly delivers the most spectacular profile of this difficult-to-handle Pyrenean grape.

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Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

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