Ming L

9.0

The 2019 shows a darker, riper profile than the ‘17 and ‘18 vintages. Blackcurrant, blackberry compote, and plum dominate at this stage, layered with licorice, cocoa, and a touch of earth. The palate feels fuller and more concentrated as well, but still quite balanced. Fine yet grippy tannins. Only 13.5% abv.

Powerful yet polished, it should evolve beautifully over the next decade. — 2 months ago

Liam James

9.3

2023 vintage. Absolutely beautiful, classy, rich Chard. Honeysuckle, pear, peaches with slight minerality, this is a superb powerful balanced white. — 6 months ago

George

9.2

Val de loire.
Really liked this 100% cab franc — 4 years ago

Neal Ferry

8.9

Tannat at its finest — 5 years ago

Ashley Thomson

9.0

Drinking some birthday wine 😄 — 6 years ago

with Carter

Austen Ito

9.1

Apples, toast. Laser focused and balanced acid, fruit, dosage. Lovely. — 6 years ago

Roberto Canto

9.0

Great Wine ❤️ — 7 years ago

Steve T

9.2

So freakin good! Perfect Rhône and fabulous price! 😊 — 3 months ago

JKT

9.0

Seemed to have gotten better and mellowed out the big broad tannic notes. Still firm in texture and have a tannic bite but balanced by ripened hard fruit prune notes — 5 months ago

David Koenen

9.2

Best one from the bunch I bought some 20 years ago. Dark, mysterious red. Full bodied, powerful. Spice box. Coffee grind, dark chocolate and cherries. Dusty, cacao like tannins. Bold and brazen. — 8 months ago

Charlie Frago

9.1

Earthy, terroir nose. Opened nicely. Palette- enjoyable , long finish, medium tannins . After one hour, improved, earthiness is a nice change from Napa cabs. — 4 years ago

Elizabeth Cooper-Mullin

9.0

Like a Haribo strawberry fizz. Pairs well with friendship, a fall feast and tears — 6 years ago

with Elisabeth

Okamura Seisho

9.1

敢えて1日置いてから飲んでみた。
独特の香り、かも。なんの香りか分かりませんが。
普段飲みに丁度いい重さ。 — 7 years ago

Ryo Hayashi

9.3

フランス南西地方（ボルドーの下）はピレネー地区のAOCマディラン。品種はタナ。まぁまぁかな。 — 7 years ago

Ted

9.1

It’s been a minute since I have had this. Wet tobacco. Juicy fruit. Awesome aromatics. — 3 months ago

with Jeni

Willem Booij

9.5

There are bottles I expect to be great, and then there are bottles that still manage to stop me in your tracks.

Château Montus Cuvée Prestige 1998 is firmly in that second category.

This wine has rested quietly in my cellar for nearly three decades, patiently waiting, gathering depth rather than dust. Opening it tonight feels less like uncorking a bottle and more like releasing a memory that has been maturing alongside time itself.

I use to secretly hide this wine among a line up of great clarets and it always stood out!

From the first pour, it’s clear: this wine is fully evolved, yet beautifully alive. The once powerful Tannat backbone has softened into something remarkably refined. The texture is silky, rich, almost velvety, no rough edges left, only harmony.

Dark fruit has given way to layers of leather, cedar, dried plum, cocoa and subtle spice. Everything is integrated, calm, confident. A wine that no longer needs to prove anything.

What amazes me most is not just how good it is, but how complete it feels. This is maturity without fatigue. Depth without heaviness. Power transformed into elegance, love it!

I’ve always known that wines from Château Montus, under the vision of the great Alain Brumont, were built for the long haul. Crafted from old-vine Tannat, grown on the steep, clay-limestone slopes of Madiran, Cuvée Prestige is fermented and aged with patience and intent, often spending extended time in new French oak. It was never meant to be rushed i learned decades ago.

Still, every time I open a mature Montus, I surprise myself all over again.

1998 has reached a point where everything makes sense. It is fully on its drinking window, perhaps right at its sweet spot, and it delivers pure pleasure, calmly and generously.

A reminder that great wine is not about price, prestige, power or extraction, but about time, trust, and restraint.

This bottle didn’t just age well.
It became something greater. 95 WBP — 5 months ago

Lasse KR

9.0

Første Robinot. Pinot d’aunis md alder. Studenterbrød på flaske på grund af alder. Alder til stede i både farve, smag og duft. — 5 years ago

Alexa Monroy

8.9

Earthy and funky. A heavier wine that’s an experience in itself. — 6 years ago

with Rebecca

Robert C. Lorette

9.2

One of my favorite Rose’s under $15 — 7 years ago

donat agosti

9.3

Needs one day breathing. A wine full of charater — 8 years ago