Montus, Madiran

Very clean nose. Punchy plum and violet nose. Palate quite lean in a Bdx mould with both firm tannin and acidity. Not a lot of development over 2 nights. Much to admire in its precision but not (yet) exactly exciting. Worth waiting.

2018 vintage

Indeed full bodied and a lot of pencil lead. Very well balanced structure, not too young, not too old, but still with some wild, hot alcohol aromas.

2012 vintage

Deep garnet color. Nose with juicy black fruits. Blackberries and blackcurrants. Some leather also. Present tannins but not astringent. Same black fruits on the palate with some spice and long finish. Food wine. Paired excellent with a cassoulet 🦆.

2018 vintage

Gift from a friend. Bordeaux style- right bank. Good concentration. Mint. Violet. Plenty of stewed berries. St-Emillion like.

2018 vintage

Robe rubis foncé très dense, Au nez des fruits rouges, des épices, anis, cuir et bois. Une bouche franche, sec, longue avec des saveurs de cuir, d'anis, d'épices nobles et de fruits macérés. Délicieux.

2018 vintage

Plutôt sec, puissant, tannique et boisé. 2,5g/L. Petrus du Sud-Ouest.

2018 vintage

Wow, perfect to drink 2024, taste, smell everything, I love it!

2012 vintage

Röd, mörk kulör, mörka bär, kraftig, god,

2012 vintage

Best Tannat producer on the planet. His 2nd best wine label. Best vintage ever: Full on but not entirely collected. Good as a food pairing towards dark game meat. Not performing above any expectation. A little better with air.

2018 vintage

Powerful, tannic wine indeed. Initially cranberry, cassis, dried herbs, oak and chocolate. Developed into more leathery, chocolate and earthy notes with spicyness intensifying. Very robust, 15% alcohol. Needed a steak to pair with.

2012 vintage

On the nose good fruits - strong tannins, very oaky. Too heavy for my liking haven’t had such full bodied wine in a long while as been having pinot mainly. I will stick to lighter wines for now on.

2012 vintage

Dense cassis nose with spicy notes. Ripe and still fruity but the finish was too oaky for my liking. Maybe my tastes have evolved. I used to love Madiran.

2012 vintage

Nose: Blueberries, gravel, roasted oak, chocolate, a bit of cherry and mint. Palate: Big entry with high acidity, very noticeable alcohol and quite deep flavors. The mouthfilling but fine tannins then arrive and shut everything down for a few seconds. Then comes a subtle dark fruit character that gives way to a dry aftertaste with a coffee note. A few hours in the decanter did round everything off and made the alcohol and acid behave better.

2012 vintage

Mittleres Bordeauxrot, leicht aufgehellter Rand. Saubere Nase, erinnert an einen jungen Syrah, neben dunklen Beeren auch weisser Pfeffer, Anflüge von nördlicher Rhone. Gute Komplexität. Am Gaumen kräftiger Auftakt, Brombeeren, Heidelbeeren, auch etwas Schokolade, sehr gute Harmonie, das Holz gut eingebunden, dominiert nicht, der Alkohol ist wahrnehmbar, wird aber durch eine saftige Säure gut balanciert. Gute Komplexität und sehr gute Länge. Hat Reserven und muss noch etwas reifen, 2019-2030, 17,5+ vvPunkte (89+/100) www.vvwine.ch

2012 vintage

A very dark colour; quite full and rich dark fruit, blackberry and plum, with a fairly thick texture. Ready now, but some residual tannin will keep it fresh and improving for some years yet.

2012 vintage

I experience this wine as on its retirement. Fruit is present on the nose but barely any left in the taste. Too much taste of wet wood and alcohol. I find this unbalanced.

2012 vintage

From a 375ml bottle. Aired in the bottle one hour before pouring. On the nose restrained dark cherries. Full bodied, supple and robust, delivering a bit restrained dark fruit/cherries with ample tannic bite and firm acidity. A little austere oak on the finish. This is a tannic beast that is still very youthful. Nevertheless a pleasure to drink.

2012 vintage

A very dark colour; intense, dark fruit on the palate, slightly smoky and with a thick texture from tannin; however, it is very drinkable as the richness of the fruit matches the tannin. Will keep.

2012 vintage

Quite bold and international style. Good amount of oak, but there is some great balancing fruit as well. Classic rustic finish from the tannat.

2012 vintage

I bought this about 4 years ago, back when Sainsbury's stocked it at around £20...different times! Very good, classically styled (about as classic as you'll find in my cellar...). N: Iron, ripe plum, gruff and brooding, garrigue infused, violets P: Big, but old world big (i.e., with restraint). Dark cherry, old leather, very earthy (not much fruit). A big hit of old oak. Tannins are tamed at med+. Classy but (IMO) just a little boring.

2012 vintage

Wine spectator 91 Wine Enthousiast 93

2012 vintage

Nose: Intense earthy fruitiness of cherries and raisins. Some warm bread, clay, tobacco. Palate: Quite chewy tannins that mellow out after a few hours in the decanter. Some mint. The acidity and fruit arrive to balance everything out. Soft warm aftertaste with nice fruit and a bit of a stemmy character.

2018 vintage

Late registration but remembering that I felt it was thinner with less body and structure than expected.

2018 vintage

Typical South West dense nose of tar, blackberry, licorice. Palate is very monolithic and tannins dominate.. for now. There is actually an oxidative note on the palate that I was a little worried about, but it dissipates with time in the decanter. Time brings out far more nuance, as does several hours in the decanter, with the finish gaining focus and some minerality. A small glimpse into the potential of this wine, but the remaining 5 bottles will be staying …

2012 vintage

Magnifique. Les tanins sont polis, tel des galets ronds sur le bord de la mer, sans aspérité. Encore beaucoup de vie, une vie sage avec des épaules encore larges et présente avec force des saveurs épicées, fines herbes, et un fruit noir. Semble être à l’équilibre entre jeunesse et maturité.

2012 vintage

En av de bättre moderna Montussarna (har sock ej druckit alla). Det här är riktigt bra droppar. Svartröd. Intetsägande på nosen, men bra trycka överallt runt min tanninkrullade tunga. Det finns att ta av och iaf 10 år till behöver man vänta på att få sig det där riktigt präktiga glaset Brumont. Glad jag har en till flaska, önskar jag hade många fler.

2012 vintage

90 Está maduro y redondo tras 10 años. Mantiene un bonito color granate, bien cubierto, con reflejos rubí. En nariz se nota madera de calidad, así como fruta madura. En boca es fácil de beber, tanino redondo y fundido, buena acidez y buen final. Muy bien hecho y muy agradable, aunque si hay que achacarle algo, sería falta de "alma", es un vino que puede venir de cualquier otro sitio.

2012 vintage

Right at the start of its window. Approachable now but with a long life ahead.

2012 vintage

Nice overall. Soft with some tannins

2012 vintage

Really promising but need more time in the cellar Lots of black olives and cassis om the nose. Black olives also dominating the taste with a lot of tannins. Will save my other bottle for 5+ years

2012 vintage

Too soon to drink. Tannins need more time. But a solid well-structured wine otherwise.

2012 vintage

Creme de Cassis, molasses, chocolate, cinnamon and thyme. Full bodied, medium acidity, medium+ tannins. A touch rustic but reasonably well balanced.

2012 vintage

Old world, easy to drink, soft on the pallet, and doesn’t need time to open

2012 vintage

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