2009 CHÂTEAU MONTLANDRIE Côtes de Castillon, Lea & Sandeman

CHÂTEAU MONTLANDRIE

2009 Côtes de Castillon

Grapes Merlot, Cab Franc
Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Sub-district Saint Emilion & Satellites
Village Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux
ABV 13%

A new addition to the Denis Durantou stable this year, a 25 hectare vineyard in Castillon. He has torn up 12 hectares, but has 12 in production. 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc. Under the new Appellation system this will be 'Cotes de Bordeaux Castillon' (which does make things simpler doesn't it?). Great purity of soft, open Castillon fruit, lacy, floral, a little sweet, but the fruit remains, currants and cassis and great pleasure. Rating: 90 L&S (Apr 2010)


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Beautiful vivid ruby colour, maintains its youthful vigour although on the edges it has switched to a softer russet leaf, and there is the beginning of tertiary character on the palate. Definitely in its drinking window (and this is from magnum), juicy, joyful, elegant, has plenty of limestone minerality dancing underneath the raspberry and blackberry fruit, with saffron and sage spice. Easy to recommend. A buy, and great value. Thank you to Naomie Durantou at L'Eglise Clinet and Baz at the Four Walls Wine company for sending this wine out from the UK to Bordeaux to be part of the tasting. First ever vintage under Denis Durantou, who had bought the estate in 2009. Drinking range: 2024 - 2038 Rating: 93 Jane Anson, Decanter (Oct 2024)

It is very sweet, all up front, a nose packed with bramble jelly. The start of the palate is lush with lots of ripe flavours but there are red fruits showing and their freshness lifts the fruit and brightens the finish. 2015-26 Rating: 87-90 Derek Smedley MW, www.dereksmedleymw.co.uk (Dec 2013)

(a blend of 75% merlot and 25% cabernet franc) Bright ruby-red. Very pretty, intense nose is redolent of spicy redcurrant and raspberry, minerals and violet. Suave, fine-grained and densely packed, with lovely violet lift to its concentrated red cherry, raspberry and mineral flavors. The wine's juicy acidity and smooth tannic backbone guarantee further development and solid aging potential. Really spreads out to saturate the palate on the long finish. Denis Durantou bought this property on high-quality clay in early 2009, and this has to be one of the most impressive maiden bottlings I've tasted from anywhere in quite a long time. Rating: 89-91 Ian d'Agata, www.vinousmedia.com (May 2010)

Château Montlandrie

Among the brightest stars of the exalted Pomerol appellation is Denis Durantou at Château l’Eglise-Clinet. A little further south-east, across the boundary in the Côtes de Castillon is Château Montlandrie that Denis bought in 2009. Much renovation has taken place at the 12ha vineyard that includes, almost uniquely for the Right Bank, new plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon that now make up 15% of the vineyard alongside the usual 65% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc.

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