Château Monbousquet

Saint-Emilion Red Bordeaux Blend

9.117 ratings
9.01 pro ratings
St. Émilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Kyle Groombridge

A pretty monstrous wine here, even for St. Emilion standards. Deep purple in the glass with lush, long legs. Exotic purple and blue fruit on the nose, with some cedar and ash. Licorice and oak fill out the nose. The palate is big and expansive, with more licorice and some chalky, slightly astringent tannins. Definitely needs more time in the bottle (expected of 14's), but perhaps a bit overdone on the oak regiment.. hopefully that settles down too with time.

A pretty monstrous wine here, even for St. Emilion standards. Deep purple in the glass with lush, long legs. Exotic purple and blue fruit on the nose, with some cedar and ash. Licorice and oak fill out the nose. The palate is big and expansive, with more licorice and some chalky, slightly astringent tannins. Definitely needs more time in the bottle (expected of 14's), but perhaps a bit overdone on the oak regiment.. hopefully that settles down too with time.

1 person found it helpfulJul 27th, 2017
Jeffrey Woo

Medium ruby hue. Aromas of bell pepper, blackberry, cassis, licorice, and tar. (The cassis note is upfront.) Med-plus body: med-plus tannins and med-plus acidity. Balanced.

Medium ruby hue. Aromas of bell pepper, blackberry, cassis, licorice, and tar. (The cassis note is upfront.) Med-plus body: med-plus tannins and med-plus acidity. Balanced.

Dec 24th, 2023
Kristen Grimes

Rich aromas, definitely picking up on vanilla oaky notes, dark fruits. Light but lush body, fruity (black fruits) and earthy (soil), prominent but smooth tannins.

Rich aromas, definitely picking up on vanilla oaky notes, dark fruits. Light but lush body, fruity (black fruits) and earthy (soil), prominent but smooth tannins.

Jul 18th, 2022
Clive McNish

Very good, savoury style with loads of smoke, peppers, coffee and truffle. Acidity is on the higher side but not overpowering, i enjoyed this.

Very good, savoury style with loads of smoke, peppers, coffee and truffle. Acidity is on the higher side but not overpowering, i enjoyed this.

Jul 22nd, 2020
Dave Bornstein

Had with Fuller’s Friens Andrei at Del frescos. Super good

Had with Fuller’s Friens Andrei at Del frescos. Super good

Feb 28th, 2019
Lisa Fried

Smooth yet held up fantastically to mustardy chicken Milanese and peppery arugula salad.

Smooth yet held up fantastically to mustardy chicken Milanese and peppery arugula salad.

Nov 22nd, 2017
Jimmy A

Jimmy had this 2 years ago

Jimmy had this 2 years ago

Aug 20th, 2022
EeWei Teoh

EeWei had this 4 years ago

EeWei had this 4 years ago

Aug 5th, 2020
Jeff Ryan

Jeff had this 4 years ago

Jeff had this 4 years ago

Jan 1st, 2020
Scott Coates

Scott had this 5 years ago

Scott had this 5 years ago

Jul 29th, 2019