CHÂTEAU MONBRISON
2012 Cru Bourgeois Supérieur Margaux
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Sub-district | Haut Médoc |
| Village | Margaux |
| Classification | Cru Bourgeois Supérieur |
| ABV | 14% |
A bit of leafiness, but in a way that gives it lift. A very pretty, slightly creamy, fresh and fruity style, a bit of light relief in amongst some of the extracted and oaky wines of the appellation. Not as 'serious' perhaps, but this will make a classic, elegant wine. Rating: 90 L&S (May 2013)
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The Monbrison is a little disjointed on the nose, though there are attractive scents of brine developing with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannins, but the finish is rather “blocky” and missing tension and complexity at the moment. Rating: 84-86 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2013)
Rating: 86 Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com (Apr 2013)
Lively, fresh, sappy nose. Dry finish but good integrity of fruit on the way there. Really green and sinewy on the finish though. Lovely beforehand. Therefore very difficult to score! 2019 - 2028. Rating: 16 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2013)
Château Monbrison
Château Monbrison is in the commune of Arsac, a near neighbour of Château du Tertre. Robert Davis, an American, bought the estate in 1921 when he married into a local family.
Owning a Bordeaux estate was not always an easy thing at a time of World Wars and Depression, and Monbrison’s vineyards were pulled up in 1939. Fortunately, Robert’s daughter Elizabeth had the foresight to replant the vineyards in 1963, initially selling the produce to Château Prieuré-Lichine but from the mid-1970’s producing wines of Château Monbrison in their own right. Today the estate is owned and run by Robert Davis’s grandson Laurent Vonderheyden.
Vineyards are planted with 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot.
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