2011 Montlandrie
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A blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc, the 2011 Montlandrie has a deep garnet color, with a touch of brick. It slowly awakens in the glass with notes of mossy tree bark, blackberry preserves, aniseed, and clove oil, plus emerging wafts of dried lavender and tobacco leaf. The full-bodied palate is laden with maturing flavors of black fruit and fragrant earth, supported by impressive freshness and velvety tannins, finishing long and opulent.
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James Suckling
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
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The 2011 Montlandrie has a high-toned bouquet with fleshy black cherry and blueberry fruit, well defined with a pastille-like purity. The palate is medium-bodied with gentle grip, quite dry tannins, very old school in style with a conservative, cedary, slightly bretty finish. I find this a bit short. Maybe this is now is decline?
A thrilling offering from proprietor Denis Durantou (who also owns Pomerol’s l’Eglise-Clinet), this blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc is a surprisingly large-scaled Cotes de Bordeaux Castillon revealing a dense ruby/purple color as well as lots of sweet mulberry, kirsch, black currant, licorice, spring flower and graphite notes. Medium to full-bodied as well as remarkably concentrated, this wine outperforms many of Bordeaux’s more famous names in this vintage. A stunner in quality and value, it can be enjoyed over the next 10+ years. It is a sleeper of the vintage.
This shows lots of blueberry and mineral character with hints of chalk. Medium to full body, chewy tannins and a polished, refined texture. Needs another two or three years to soften.
About the producer
Ch. Montlandrie is the Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux property owned by the Durantou family – best known for their esteemed Pomerol estate Ch. l’Eglise Clinet.