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A blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, the 2010 Montlandrie has a deep garnet color, with a touch of brick. It offers up mature notes of espresso, unsmoked cigars, and cedar chest, leading to a core of prunes, dried cherries, and star anise, with a waft of sandalwood. The full-bodied palate delivers bags of tertiary flavors, with a slight chewiness to the texture and a refreshing line, finishing on a lingering ferrous note.
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James Suckling
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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One of Denis Durantou's first vintages at this estate, which was extensively replanted with vine material from Église-Clinet in Pomerol, the 2010 Montlandrie is showing nicely, exhibiting aromas of rich berry fruit and nicely integrated creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, broad and fleshy, with ripe tannins and lively acids, it displayed more texture five or six years ago, so now might be time to drink up, given its predominantly young-vine origins.
Drinking great today, the wine is round, plummy, lush, soft, fresh, and loaded with ripe black cherry, dark cocoa, wet earth, and tobacco leaf. Drink over the next 5 -7 years.
The 2010 Montlandrie is missing some complexity on the somewhat monotone nose that lacks the personality of its peers. Ripe dark cherries and tobacco, but there is not much else. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, lightly spiced red fruit mixed with pain d'épices and sage, but here I feel there is too much dryness on the finish, which makes me concerned about future development.
About the producer
Ch. Montlandrie is the Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux property owned by the Durantou family – best known for their esteemed Pomerol estate Ch. l’Eglise Clinet.