Château des Fougères
Clos Montesquieu Red Bordeaux Blend
Graves, Bordeaux, France
Lots of violets, dried flower notes. Took a day to really open up but very pleasurable bottle once the austerity wears off.
Lots of violets, dried flower notes. Took a day to really open up but very pleasurable bottle once the austerity wears off.
Nov 27th, 2019
This is what the French do so much better than the US: inexpensive but honest Cab/Merlot. Open nose has smoky gravel, plummy fruit, and the palate is seamless and totally in balance. Just enough ripeness. Only 13%. Nice acids. Perfect with Peruvian roast chicken take out.
This is what the French do so much better than the US: inexpensive but honest Cab/Merlot. Open nose has smoky gravel, plummy fruit, and the palate is seamless and totally in balance. Just enough ripeness. Only 13%. Nice acids. Perfect with Peruvian roast chicken take out.
Feb 9th, 2019
Smells clean, forest after a rain, pepper, a bit of fruit. Palate is bigger than nose but so god with food. Cedar, cassis, dried cherries, pine, great tannin, earth. Just wonderful.
Smells clean, forest after a rain, pepper, a bit of fruit. Palate is bigger than nose but so god with food. Cedar, cassis, dried cherries, pine, great tannin, earth. Just wonderful.
1 person found it helpfulSep 27th, 2021
Beautiful aromas with Cabernet leading the way. Ripe dark and red fruit, savory and herbal with dried flowers , vanilla, spices, and slight brett that blew off after 5-10 mins in glass. Very silky tannin with medium acid and medium finish. Solid performance, I believe 60/40 cab/merlot blend...
Beautiful aromas with Cabernet leading the way. Ripe dark and red fruit, savory and herbal with dried flowers , vanilla, spices, and slight brett that blew off after 5-10 mins in glass. Very silky tannin with medium acid and medium finish. Solid performance, I believe 60/40 cab/merlot blend...
1 person found it helpfulApr 16th, 2020Nose is beautiful floral perfume with a wordiness, almost like sandalwood and a cigar box. Black pepper, berry jam, earthiness, currants, and a hint of cigar box wood on the palate. Gourgeous. One of the best wines I’ve bought from garagiste.
Nose is beautiful floral perfume with a wordiness, almost like sandalwood and a cigar box. Black pepper, berry jam, earthiness, currants, and a hint of cigar box wood on the palate. Gourgeous. One of the best wines I’ve bought from garagiste.
1 person found it helpfulMar 8th, 2018
Color of deep purple. Nose of dried strawberries, ripe cherry, plums, and some tobacco leaves. Taste of tobacco leaves, a bit anise, mellow in tannins, low fruity note but more bbq note, chewy and really need tongue to break out the flavors. Aftertaste is long with refreshing zesty and acidic feature. She will fool you easily as high end Bordeaux.
Color of deep purple. Nose of dried strawberries, ripe cherry, plums, and some tobacco leaves. Taste of tobacco leaves, a bit anise, mellow in tannins, low fruity note but more bbq note, chewy and really need tongue to break out the flavors. Aftertaste is long with refreshing zesty and acidic feature. She will fool you easily as high end Bordeaux.
1 person found it helpfulNov 29th, 2017Fruit punch, strawberry, raspberry, red currant on the nose. Cranberry, pepper, and smoke on the palate.
Fruit punch, strawberry, raspberry, red currant on the nose. Cranberry, pepper, and smoke on the palate.
Nov 16th, 2022Really lovely. Dried flowers, some herbs, dark fruits in the background. Excellent tannin. Great with food.
Really lovely. Dried flowers, some herbs, dark fruits in the background. Excellent tannin. Great with food.
Jun 8th, 2020
