2015 Chateau Monbousquet Grand Cru Classe, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

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.

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.

The 2015 Monbousquet is dark and powerful from the outset. Rich, layered and voluptuous in feel, it captures all the radiance of the vintage. Black cherry, plum, espresso, licorice and chocolate all flesh out in the glass. Sumptuous, racy and intense, the 2015 has a lot to offer. In this vintage, the two wines from the property are relatively close in style. I prefer to drink Monbousquet on the earlier side. vinous.com, February 2018

Blended of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged in French oak, 70% new, the deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Monbousquet simply sings even at this youthful stage with notes of crushed black cherries, mulberries and cassis with touches of lavender, cloves, Sichuan pepper and roses. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is finely textured with wonderful elegance and impressive depth, offering up perfumed black berry layers and a long finish that whispers fragrant earth suggestions.

Despite the fame of Château Pavie, Monbosquet was in fact the first wine estate to be purchased by Gerard Perse. Produces both red and white wines. Dense, tightly wound, soy and herbal, spiced nose. Richly fruited, firm structure and pretty fruit profile. (60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon,)

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.
Drink 2026-2040