CHÂTEAU MONTLANDRIE
2012 Côtes de Castillon
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Sub-district | Saint Emilion & Satellites |
| Village | Côtes de Castillon |
| ABV | 14% |
More joy to taste from Denis Durantou. The nose here is elegant and floral - violet notes and some cedary toast. On the palate this is more serious and focused than Chenade or Cruzelles. Lovely clean, precise fruit, Cabenernet Franc giving an intensity of cherry and blueberry. Lovely firm tannin and a hardish mineral structure frames the intense dark fruit below. The long and spicy finish is punctuated with bright high-toned, red fruit almost cranberry-like notes. Really very good. 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. Rating: 91++ L&S (Apr 2013)
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The 2012 Montlandrie has an open and expressive bouquet with a mixture of red and black fruit, tobacco and light earthy scents; this is a little more floral than its peers which adds another layer of complexity. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins and a fine bead of acidity, lightly spiced with savory/dried blood notes filtering through on the granular finish. This has character, though it is fully mature and will not improve further in bottle. Tasted blind at the Southwold Ten-Year On tasting. Drinking range: 2022 - 2030 Rating: 90 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Sept 2022)
The 2012 Montlandrie is laced with super-ripe red cherries, flowers, mint and sweet spices. Firm, chalky tannins give the wine much of its energy and overall tension, but the fruit is decidedly ripe and racy, the key signature of this early-ripening, south-facing site in the Côtes de Castillon. This is a very pretty wine from Denis Durantou. Drinking range: 2017 - 2027 Rating: 89 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Jan 2016)
Plum, tobacco leaf on the attack, Merlot dominated at 70%, this château is owned by Denis Durantou of L'Eglise Clinet and should be on every wine lovers list. (Highly recommended Côtes de Bordeaux.) Drinking range: 2015 - 2020 Rating: 91 Decanter Magazine (May 2015)
Château Montlandrie
Among the brightest stars of the exalted Pomerol appellation is Denis Durantou at Château l’Eglise-Clinet. A little further south-east, across the boundary in the Côtes de Castillon is Château Montlandrie that Denis bought in 2009. Much renovation has taken place at the 12ha vineyard that includes, almost uniquely for the Right Bank, new plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon that now make up 15% of the vineyard alongside the usual 65% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc.
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