critic reviews
Deep garnet-purple colored. Strolls out with classic notes of fresh plums, blackberries, and pencil shavings, plus hints of Sichuan pepper and wild sage. The medium-bodied palate delivers bright blackberry flavors with fine-grained tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing on a peppery note.
The 2024 Monbousquet was picked from September 24 to October 3 at 25.82 hl/ha and aged in 58% new oak. The nose feels a bit muddled at first with a chocolate/lactic note that obscures some of the fruit. The palate is grainy on the entry with a sweet note upfront and coarse tannins, but it feels strangely Mediterranean on the finish.
Intense and concentrated with clear perfume. This is intense, with density that is maintained through the palate, cassis, damson, bilberry, new label as of 2023 vintage. No chaptilisation, no saignee, no de-acidification. 34ha, 50% new oak. 24hl/h yield, 3.77ph.