2019 Monbousquet
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The 2019 Monbousquet has an expressive nose with ebullient black cherries, blueberry, violet and iris flower. The palate is medium-bodied with mineral-rich black fruit, lovely balance and elegant with a precise and persistent finish. This bottle surpasses the one tasted at the property after bottling last year. Superb. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.
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Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
Jancis Robinson MW
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Tasted blind. Deep crimson. Heady and rich on the nose. Savoury rather than sweet – appetising and a real food wine. Reverberant. (JR)
The top wine of the château, the 2019 Château Monbousquet comes from lower down on the plain of Saint-Emilion and is made by the talented team of Gérard Perse. Gorgeous notes of blackcurrants, mulberries, spicy oak, graphite, and tobacco all give way to a full-bodied 2019 with gorgeous depth of fruit, ripe, polished tannins, no hard edges, and a great, great finish. It's a hedonist, beautifully balanced, seamless 2019 that's loaded with character. Drink it over the coming 10-15 years.
Aromas of ripe cherries, fig jam, sweet soil tones, cloves and other warm spices introduce the 2019 Monbousquet, a medium to full-bodied, rich and concentrated wine that's broad and generous, with a muscular, fruit-driven profile underpinned by plenty of powdery, generously extracted tannin.