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Monbousquet 2001 75cl

Grand Cru Classé | St. Emilion | Bordeaux | France
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17 Rene Gabriel
02: Sattes Rubin-Purpur, feiner Rand aussen. Verschwenderisches, süsses Merlot-Bouquet voll von Waldbeerenduft mit parfümierten Rosenaromen darin; zart röstig und ausladend. Fester Gaumen, das Extrakt zeigt mollige Konturen mit Kirschenaroma, Waldhimbeeren und sogar einem gewissen Grenadinetouch; Frucht pur, viel Konzentration, druckvolles Finale. Ein Monbousquet, der nicht diese typischen Amarenakirschennote in sich trägt und doch aufzeigt, dass das Jahr insgesamt etwas kühler war. 17/20 2007 – 2014
91 Robert Parker
The home estate of Chantal and Gerard Perse, the 2001 Monbousquet (a 7,500-case blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon bottled unfined and unfiltered) is a big, flamboyant, sexy offering with a dense ruby/purple color as well as a big, sweet nose of licorice, dried herbs, smoke, black currants, and blackberries. Beautifully textured, medium to full-bodied, opulent, and forward, this is a juicy, succulent, seductive claret to drink over the next 10-12 years.
89 Wine Spectator
Silky and caressing, with medium body, tobacco, berry character and a medium finish. Should develop nicely with bottle age. Best after 2007. 7,500 cases made. ?JS
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Château Monbousquet
Flying under the radar for several decades, Château Monbousquet has seen a great renaissance starting in 1993, when current owners Chantal and Gérard Perse acquired the estate. Situated in the southeastern portion of Saint-Émilion, upon mostly gravelly soils, the Perses completely restructured the vineyard and cellars, adding top-of-the-line equipment, as well as a new aging cellar in favor of producing great wines. Gérard, a visionary and self-made vintner, was the first to plant white vines in the appellation, and in 2006, his developments in quality led to the château’s promoted ranking to Grand Cru Classé status. Today, the property produces some of the most liked and gratifying wines - a modern, ripe and bold style of Saint-Émilion. The skilled consulting oenologist, Michel Rolland uses late-harvested fruit and malolactic fermentation in barrel that shows in each of their three wines. Two red wines are produced, the exotic Grand Vin Monbousquet Grand Cru Classé, and the second wine Angélique de Monbousquet, as well as a white wine Monbousquet Blanc.