Château Montus, Cuvée Prestige--Vintage 1995 Madiran. Château-bottled Lots 1037 and 1038 with slightly bin-soiled labels Tasting note: Brumont has always produced very good wine for near-term drinking, but the 1995 Montus Cuvee Prestige, a 100 Tannat (the local grape), aged in 100 new oak, is a wine for drinking around 2010 or later. In fact, most readers would be advised to buy this wine for a child born in 1995, as opposed to purchasing it for personal consumption. As the grape's name implies, it is a tannic wine, although this is not a wine that is harsh and astringent without the balancing fruit. The color is an opaque black. The wine possesses a magnificent, sweet, pure nose of cassis, black plums, and subtle new oak notes. Extraordinarily deep and full-bodied, with layers of concentrated, jammy fruit, a formidable tannin level, and a monster finish, this is unquestionably one of the great 1995s (and I am including all my top picks from Bordeaux). Do not be surprised if it outlives anything produced by Montus's more renowned siblings to the north. The Cuvee Prestige will demand 15-20 years of cellaring. These are unreal wines that are purely made, remarkably rich, and so complete and promising that they cannot be ignored. Robert Parker Wine Advocate Issue 106 (Aug 1996) 6 magnums per lot
Château Montus, Cuvée Prestige--Vintage 1995 Madiran. Château-bottled Lots 1037 and 1038 with slightly bin-soiled labels Tasting note: Brumont has always produced very good wine for near-term drinking, but the 1995 Montus Cuvee Prestige, a 100 Tannat (the local grape), aged in 100 new oak, is a wine for drinking around 2010 or later. In fact, most readers would be advised to buy this wine for a child born in 1995, as opposed to purchasing it for personal consumption. As the grape's name implies, it is a tannic wine, although this is not a wine that is harsh and astringent without the balancing fruit. The color is an opaque black. The wine possesses a magnificent, sweet, pure nose of cassis, black plums, and subtle new oak notes. Extraordinarily deep and full-bodied, with layers of concentrated, jammy fruit, a formidable tannin level, and a monster finish, this is unquestionably one of the great 1995s (and I am including all my top picks from Bordeaux). Do not be surprised if it outlives anything produced by Montus's more renowned siblings to the north. The Cuvee Prestige will demand 15-20 years of cellaring. These are unreal wines that are purely made, remarkably rich, and so complete and promising that they cannot be ignored. Robert Parker Wine Advocate Issue 106 (Aug 1996) 6 magnums per lot
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