Chateau Montlandrie, Cotes de Castillon, 2017
Montlandrie is a new venture for Denis Durantou in 2009. If handed this blind you certainly wouldn't guess that it is a Castillon. Packed with ripe griotte cherries, notes of breakfast jam, sweet blackberries and tart fruit. The flavours are long and distinguished with a beautifully silky texture and fine grippy tannins.
critic reviews
Montlandrie 2017 is a blend of 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and has a deep garnet-purple color. It has a nose of baked black plums, boysenberries, and charcoal, with hints of dried herbs and damp soil. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is densely packed and muscular, offering firm, grainy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and earthy.
The 2017 Montlandrie was picked from 20 to 26 September for the Merlot and 28 September for the Cabernets, and matured in 40% new oak. It has a small reduction on the nose at the moment, but that will disappear with bottle age. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, very silky in texture with hints of Indian and brown spices towards the elegant finish. Approachable in style, drink this over the next decade.