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Violet-blue in colour, this is more powerful and rich than Les Cruzelles – the nose more expressive with crunchy, vibrant fruit tones. The palate offers serious tannins – a chalky grip that complements the nervy acidity and fresh red fruit on the mid-palate – creating a wine of impressive tension. Driven yet round, with the vintage’s signature savoury, almost bitter, moreish finish, this is a stunning wine in 2022 It’s almost ready to drink now, but with a few years’ cellaring this will be even better. Great wine. Aged in 50% new oak. Blend: 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
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Sea salt and grilled sea weed. Dark fruit, but so umami. Medium to full body with fine and chewy tannins. Crunchy.
Flowers, truffles, black and blue fruit, cocoa and licorice open the nose. The medium-bodied palate is round, creamy and fresh, with supple, sweet, ripe fruits and a drizzle of chocolate in the mid-palate and finish. The wine blends 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.5% ABV, 3.85 pH. Harvesting took place September 8 - September 23.
Focussed and so fine, the tannins are beautifully detailed and so well integrated giving this bite and cool freshness straight away with a crushed stone flavour and texture on the palate. Feels crisp and fresh, blue fruits, mint and slate. Delicate and very fine, almost weightless with such a silky overall texture. Maybe missing a tad more density and plushness but there’s no faulting the cool aspects and well worked tannins. A nice easy juicy expression, really very approachable still with terroir markers and a sense of charm now. I love this, smooth, easy, refined. Classy and elegant. Ageing in 50% new oak. Harvest 8 September - 23 September.
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Ch. Montlandrie is the Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux property owned by the Durantou family – best known for their esteemed Pomerol estate Ch. l’Eglise Clinet.