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Monbousquet 2015

St Emilion, Grand Cru Classé

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Tasting Notes

A rich and round wine with beautiful fruit and chocolate, meat and berry character. Full body and a juicy finish. Hard not to drink now as it’s so delicious. But wait. Drink in 2020 onwards.

Score: 95 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 02 February 2018

Tight and structured with blackberry and blueberry character. Hints of almonds and spice. Full and savory. Velvety tannins.

Score: 94 - 95 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 01 April 2016

Inky and slightly viscous with huge tears coating the glass, then a deep, expressive nose of spiced currants, bananas and cocoa. The palate is intense with plenty of extract and glycerol with the tightness and grip of pinched tannins.

Score: 89 - 92 Albany Vintners, - Date: 27 April 2016

Exceptionally dark crimson. Deep-flavoured and mellow. Like fermented liqueur chocolates. Very tight on the end. A bit tough and charred on the end. Not my style - full marks for effort if not for achievement.

Score: 16 - 17 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2026-2040 Date: 01 April 2016

The 2015 Monbousquet is a blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon matured in 70% new oak. It has a ripe and sexy bouquet with black cherries, black olive and blueberry. The oak is nicely integrated here. The palate is full-bodied with saturated tannin, supple in the mouth, easy-going in some ways with a smooth rounded finish of licorice-tinged black fruit mixed with cassis and a hint of cedar, more evident on a second sample I tasted outside the château. What it needs is just more finesse and delineation but it should turn out nicely once in bottle.

Score: 90 - 92 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2019-2032 Date: 01 April 2016

Dark and winey, with a large-scale core of cassis, plum and currant fruit, inlaid with dense yet polished structure. A gorgeous apple wood backdrop through the finish gives this a bit of muscle to match the fruit.

Score: 93 - 96 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator Date: 01 April 2016

The 2015 Monbousquet is dark and heavily extracted, with plenty of dark fruit and torrefaction notes. There is plenty of depth in the glass, but little freshness, while the overall expression is noticeably one-dimensional, especially next to the other wines in Gerard Perse's range.

Score: 87 - 89 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Date: 01 April 2016