CHÂTEAU MONBRISON
2020 Cru Bourgeois Supérieur Margaux
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Sub-district | Haut Médoc |
| Village | Margaux |
| Classification | Cru Bourgeois Supérieur |
| ABV | 13% |
The 2020 Monbrison has an odd bouquet—missing some fruit, a little yeasty. The palate features black cherries and raspberry fruit. It's bitter on the entry and quite short on the finish. This is a strange showing. A second bottle is more or less the same, with a very sour finish. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. Rating: 0 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Nov 2024)
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Plump fruits, attractive freshness and balance, this is good quality, a little reserved but with iris and peony flowers that reflect the spirit of Margaux, along with savoury blueberry and redcurrant fruits, soft waves of tobacco, enjoyable, and one of the better vintages of Monbrison in my eyes, one to look out for. Laurent Vonderheyden owner at this 13ha estate. Drinking range: 2025 - 2035 Rating: 92 Jane Anson, Decanter (May 2024)
While the finish is dry and savoury, there is some nice fruit ripeness here and I welcome the red and black tones and also the fact that the oak is not too coarse. The main issue is the extraction and the tannins which seem to be too severe for the fruit. Only time will tell, but I would bet that this wine will even out in time. Rating: 16+ Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (Jun 2021)
The 2020 Monbrison is a beautiful wine. Savory and pungent in the glass, the 2020 exudes terrific aromatic intensity, with plenty of floral, spice, black pepper and dried herbs. The 2020 is vibrant and maybe just a bit firm, but not in an unpleasant way. Monbrison is a wine that demands the taster's attention. It certainly has mine. Drinking range: 2030 - 2050 Rating: 92-94 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Jun 2021)
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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