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Date Printed: 12/2/2008
(search item no. 87244)
collectible wine
The Wine Advocate rating: 93 points
PRICE ON 12/2/2008: $62.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2005 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
2005 Wine Spectator rating: 91 points
2004 The Wine Advocate rating: 90 points
2002 Wine Spectator rating: 90 points
2002 The Wine Advocate rating: 90 points
2002 International Wine Cellar rating: 90 points
2001 The Wine Advocate rating: 91 points
2001 International Wine Cellar rating: 91 points
2000 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
1999 The Wine Advocate rating: 94 points
1997 The Wine Advocate rating: 92 points
1997 The Wine Advocate rating: 92 points
1996 Wine Spectator rating: 88 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 "From a mixture of sand, gravel, and clay soils, this unheralded terroir produces wines well-above its pedigree thanks to the extraordinary efforts of proprietors Chantal and Gerard Perse. The wines are given a 4- to 5-week maceration in both stainless steel and oak, and are aged sur-lie in new oak. The dark ruby/purple-colored 2003 offers up notes of smoky meats, melted licorice, jammy black cherries, spice box, earth, and cedar. This plump, fleshy, sexy, unfined, unfiltered wine represents a classic blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon."
-Wine Advocate

An intense ruby-red colour. Delicate woody aromas with notes of toast and ripe fruit. In the mouth the attack is supple and full, the tannins refined and the structure very aromatic. The red fruit comes to the fore - blackberry and cherry. Excellent concentration and a fresh finish with good aromatic return of the fruit.
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About Château Monbousquet:

 Chateau Monbousquet’s origin goes back to 1540. The chateau has changed hands many times throughout the year, but there were two very significant periods in its history. From 1682 to 1826, Monbousquet was owned by the De Carles family. The chateau itself was built in 1779, and its fame grew in the 19th Century, under the short ownership of Count de Vassal-Monviel. The Count owned the estate from 1858 until 1877, enlarging the vineyard to its current size and significantly increasing production.

In 1993, Gerard Perse took ownership of Monbousquet, leading to many great accomplishments and a complete renovation, including a new drainage system, a barrel ageing cellar and state-of-the-art equipment introduced. Located 500 meters south of Saint-Emilion, the wines had ranked, for many years before Perse’s time, somewhere in the middle ranges for Saint-Emilion wines. After over a decade of ownership, Monbousquet has become one of the region’s leading wines.