Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
93 / A+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 01 Aug 2008
Lots of oak and mocha still on the nose showing that it needs more time in the bottle, however there is a ton of fruit swimming under that oak. Huge ripe raspberry aromas supported by darker black and red cherries. The flavors on the palate mirror the aromas well, with an abundance of fruit under the toasty oak. Very big, but the tannins are ripe, soft and very engaging. I would give this another few years before it begins to show its true colors.
This wine is made by Gerard Perse, owner of Chateau Pavie. The Monbousquet vineyard is at the bottom of the hill of the Pavie vineyard. The grapes for Monbousquet are treated with the same care as those for Pavie, which makes this an excellent value for top quality Bordeaux (compare to the 2005 Chateau Pavie price of $450+).
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Tags: 2005, Blend, bordeaux, chateau, cherry, france, gerard, mocha, Monbousquet, oak, pavie, perse, raspberry, red, red wine, St-Emilion
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
91 / A
Tasted by Mike Supple - 22 Aug 2008
Purple and ruby core with a flashy pink rim. Roasted, toasted marshmallow, buttered toffee and baking spice aromas surround loads of dark cherry and blackberry with lingering crushed rose petals. Toffee and mocha flavors on the front of the palate build around juicy, fruity black cherry and plum. Medium to full bodied with lots of ripe, approachable tannins. Creamy vanilla on the back end with a toffee finish.
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Tags: 2005, Andrew, blackberry, cherry, Columbia, marshmallow, mocha, plum, red wine, rose, Ross, spice, toast, toffee, USA, valley, vanilla, Washington
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
83 / B
Tasted by Mike Supple - 04 Jan 2008
Thick, dark purple (almost black) in the glass with a garnet rim. [On first whiff something smelled off - like old wet sponge. This mostly blew off quickly, leaving just a rustic touch of Italian barnyard.] Big cinnamon aromas over dark black cherry and a touch of plum. Notes of dry cedar and green herbs with a rustic wet earth edge. Pretty big on the palate; bold, chewy tannins. Dense core of dried dark fruits, leather and mocha.
Aglianico is a very tannic grape, and with more time this will open nicely as long as the tannins soften before the fruit dries out. Good classic old-world Italian.
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Tags: 2003, aglianico, apulia, black, castel, cedar, cherry, cinnamon, earth, green, herbs, italy, leather, mocha, monte, plum, puglia, purple, red, rustic, tormaresca
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