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Château Montus - XL 1998

Château Montus - XL 1998

Produced only in exceptional vintages, this XL cuvée features the finest Tannat grapes aged for 40 months in barrels! A rich, deep wine offering great complexity and intensity on the nose, with a very elegant palate and a finish marked by freshness and harmony... A rare cuvée!

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Estate

Château Montus

Vintage

XL

Vintage

1998

Designation

Madiran

Region

Southwest

Grape varieties

100% Tannat

Terroirs

Soil: Steep slopes with rounded pebbles embedded in clay at a depth of 3 to 5 meters; a well-drained, warm soil that promotes 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

manual

Winemaking

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

A brilliant color, dark garnet, almost black, with violet highlights

Nose

rich and deep, with great complexity and intensity

Palate

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 at Château Montus

More information at Madiran

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

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 reflect his great freedom in interpreting terroirs with yellow and red clay subsoils, which vary 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.

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