Kapyrick Wine

9.2

v19. So goooood! Soft black cherry licorice nose. Juicy, fresh, dark black fruit medley. Soft, bright, medium, milk chocolate finish. Delicious! — 18 days ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.3

Clear, deep ruby in color; on the nose, it's clean with pronounced intensity primary and secondary aromas of plum, cassis, and smoke; on the palate, it's dry with medium acidity, high tannins, high alcohol, full body, and pronounced intensity flavors of black cardamom, crushed gravel, and black olives. Definitely needs to breath. — 3 months ago

Ted

9.1

It’s been a minute since I have had this. Wet tobacco. Juicy fruit. Awesome aromatics. — 4 months ago

with Jeni

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. — 9 months ago

Brian Franke

9.4

An amazing cherry focused blend. A bit young but opens up over time. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, tannat. — 5 years ago

with Sara

Alexa Monroy

8.9

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

with Rebecca

Cathy Gilbert

9.2

Smooth. Full and jammy. — 7 years ago

Doug Powers

9.3

[41% Tempranillo, 29% Tannat, 22% Grenache, 6% Syrah, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11.1% ABV] Uh, 2% CabSauv, and the wine is labeled as such in Delectable?? I guess I should just be happy they correctly identified this as the LCF Home Vineyard?? Anyway, l remember how, after the first 2-3 vintages (say, 2008-2010??), this was made in such small quantities, that even after begging Hank for my then-usual 6 bottles of this Sierra Foothills blend from the 10 acre (?) vineyard where their house and goats were being run, but always understood the super tight allocations. A field blend, with perhaps more rattlesnakes than grapes (of course, an exaggeration, though their dogs and cats might have agreed??), the complexity of this amazing field blend (the proportions of which ALWAYS varied year-to-year, depending on the weather and how the different varietals performed), which is why I always found myself begging for more, every year!! With all that said, I’ve found myself VERY SAD that Hank (winegrower/winemaker extraordinaire) and his beautiful French wife Caro (who made amazing goat cheeses from their herd of goats, it was always fascinating to me how the goats had ZERO issues with the poison oak all over their property), have closed down LCF!! Honestly, these two are the finest winery folks I’ve EVER had the pleasure of meeting and tasting their wines!!! — 8 days ago

with Hank and Jim

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. — 3 months ago

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 — 6 months ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.3

Nice blend,
A little overpriced though — 6 years ago

Mindy Woytasczyk

8.9

Light and tastes great. Fruity finish. Tastes good at 60°F — 8 years ago

Carl Gromley

10

Nice Malbec blend hints of chocolate — 20 hours ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2015 pours a deep ruby/purple color with medium+ viscosity and significant staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing wjth notes of cassis, plum, animale, some anise and other warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. A lovely Tannat that had me craving cassoulet. Drink now through 2035. — 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 — 6 months ago

Bernard Benninghoff

9.6

Great tasting blend. — 6 months ago

with Brenda

pkeros .

10

On the heavier side, a bit tart, plums — 9 months ago

Meghan Boyle

9.0

Love this wine! — 5 years ago

Michael L.

9.7

Absolutely gorgeous red! Dark chocolate hints with cigar smoke and earth. Many layers. — 6 years ago

Martin Marshall

9.0

Smooth and flavorful. Blue fruit. Not sweet — 8 years ago