Château Montus - Madiran - Rouge - 2019

Wine:

Pure tannat, still guided by a sumptuous, meticulous maturing process combining foudres and barrels, the 2019 red Château Montus Madiran offers all the success of the vintage, with notes of black fruit, graphite, licorice, and spices. Dense and concentrated, still in its youth, it unfurls a full, seductive body of great consistency; it's a wine that needs time and should be decanted before serving with a shoulder of lamb confit or a jugged hare.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. Maceration for 3 to 6 weeks, fermentation at a controlled temperature of 28°C. Aged on lees for 12 to 14 months in 60% new barrels.

Color:

Intense, brilliant ruby red.

Nose:

Intensely fruity aromas, combining mineral and spicy notes with hints of balsamic.

Palate:

This wine, with its concentrated juice and silky tannins, delivers an infusion of red and black fruits underlined by a consistent, subtly spicy finish.

Temperature:

Serve between 16 and 18°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Prime rib, rack of lamb with rosemary, duck breast with green pepper, poultry tagine with prunes.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2034

Château Montus is completely unique.  In the space of forty years, Alain Brumont has completely revolutionized the Madiran appellation, raising his estate to the top of the French winemaking world. Born on these lands, the winemaker knows them by heart and his vision and sense of perfection have forced him to push his limits further and further, outperforming his peers.


Uncompromising, perfectionist, visionary, Alain Brumont creates timeless, long-lasting wines that have nothing to envy the most prized Bordeaux crus... The wines are monumental, of obvious mastery and complexity, and delivered with incredible strength and elegance.

It is now his son-in-law Antoine Veiry - who is well on the way to surpassing the master - who takes the lead in these iconic creations...