【The owner of Premier Grand Cru Classe A Chateau Pavie - Gerard Perse The first purchase at right bank 】
【One of the 64 Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe】
【James Suckling 92pts】
【Vinous 92 pts】
【Vivino 4.1】
ZTF559C - Chateau Monbousquet 2021
Special Price: $450/bottle
Region: France/ Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe
Grape Varieties: 70% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Volume: 750ml
Tasting Notes: Dark fruit, blackcurrant, chocolate and spice flavors lead to a round, sumptuous medium to full-bodied palate with solid tannins and a nice finish.
Chateau Monbousquet is located in the Saint-Emilion (Saint-Emilion) production area on the right bank of Bordeaux, France, and is one of the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classes. It is also the first winery (with the acquired in 1993). Since 1994, the quality of wine produced by the winery every year has been at a very high level. The wines of the winery in 1995 and 1998 were praised by Robert Parker in the blind tasting, and their performance was even better than many. Well-known winery.
The history of Chateau Monbousquet can be traced back to 1540. The winery was owned by Francois de Lescours at the time, and then changed hands several times over the centuries. It was bought by Comte de Vassal-Montviel in 1858 and continued to expand the grapes of the winery. The area of the garden, the winery flourished, the popularity has been greatly improved, and later became one of the largest wineries in the Saint-Emilion region. After several turnovers, it was bought by Gerard Perse, the owner of Chateau Pavie (Chateau Pavie), the current first-tier winery. After buying it, they updated the drainage pipes and winemaking equipment of the winery, and built a new wine cellar. The famous winemaker Michel Rolland (Michel Rolland) was appointed as a winemaking consultant. Under the careful management of the Pace family, the wine quality of Mengge Winery has improved by leaps and bounds. In 2006, Chateau Monte Gem was successfully upgraded to Grand Cru Classe of St. Emilion
The vineyard of Chateau Monbousquet is located in the southwest of Saint Emilion, covering an area of 33 hectares, with deep gravel soil in the south, which is good for heat absorption and drainage, and sandy clay in the north. The garden grows Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and other white grape varieties. In terms of vineyard management, Mengbao Winery adheres to the concept of excellence, strictly monitors all aspects of grape growth, and invests a lot of manpower in fine management to ensure the production of high-quality grapes.
The grapes are manually picked and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. After fermentation, the wine is matured in new oak barrels for 18 to 24 months. During the maturation period, the winemakers will Rack the wine every three months. In order to maintain the pure flavor of the wine, the wines of Monte Gem Winery are not clarified and filtered before being bottled.
Monbousquet is the first winery acquired by Gerard Perse. From a layman in winemaking to owning the top right bank chateau and a series of top right bank chateau Pavie, Pavie Decesse, Bellevue Mondotte, Clos Lunelles in Castillon and Esprit de Paive etc.. . All the chateaus acquired by him can turn stones into gold, relying on his meticulous work attitude and perfectionist thinking. Since the Perse family took the helm, the wines produced by Chateau Monbousquet have always been of high quality. One of the region's finest wines. Robert Parker, who has tasted countless wines, once said: "Under the leadership of Gerard Perse, the Monbousquet winery is unique." The fact that Parker has such a high evaluation shows that Monbousquet wines have extraordinary charm and excellent quality. In addition to brewing the genuine Chateau Monbousquet (Mongolia Jewel Winery), the winery also brews the sub-brand Angelique de Monbousquet and the white wine Chateau Monbousquet blanc.
