Château Monbousquet, St Emilion Grand Cru, 2001

Name: Château Monbousquet, St Emilion Grand Cru
Brand: Château Monbousquet
Price: 703.07 GBP

Available Vintages

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critic reviews

91/100Robert Parker,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

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.

DRINKING WINDOW 2004 - 2016

date of review 06/2004

91/100Stephen Tanzer,Vinous

(60% merlot, with 30% cabernet franc and 10% cabernet sauvignon) Deep red-ruby. Expressive, in-your-face aromas of black raspberry, plum, game, leather and chocolate. Sweet and sexy on the palate, with complex flavors of plum, raspberry, tobacco, minerals, leather and chocolate. Finishes with sweet tannins and excellent length. This seems remarkably open and accessible today but has solid underlying structure for mid-term aging.

date of review 05/2004