Ted

9.1

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

with Jeni

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

Kien Dam

10

Fcuking cool! — 8 years ago

with Coco, Nadal and 1 other

Ted

9.4

Lots of dark red fruit and rich in color. It's so dark it looks like it will stain your teeth. — 10 years ago

with Jeni

Willem Booij

9.2

This is a Montus CP lookalike, very well made, lovely to drink now but enough aging potential — 11 years ago

Sasha Smith

Wine Blogger Spin the Bottle NY

9.0

A sweet red from raisined Tannat. Not quite as intense as Banyuls, but would be just as awesome with chocolate. — 13 years 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 — 5 months ago

Yan Rivard

9.4

Wowww impressionnant ! Ouvert prêt à boire charnu tannique arômes tertiaires ...me rappel les grands montus prestige à maturité — 10 years ago

Muralee Murugesu

9.2

If you are into the power of Madiran then you will be served. Red berries with lots of tannin for this excellent 2010 vintage. Of cause the typical earthy tones balances well with the fruit and the punch. A great effort by Bouscasse, now compare with Montus... — 10 years ago

Rikki Iglesias

9.8

Dude....ffffff — 11 years ago

with Annette, April and 1 other

Ming L

9.0

My prior experience with Tannat was limited to a bottle of Bodega Garzon, and I was not really a fan. This bottle gives me new perspective about the variety.

A blend of Tannat/CS/CF (60/20/20), it opens with ripe black fruits tinged with peppery spices, dark cocoa, cherry cola, and just hint of barnyard. Velvety palate with surprisingly polished tannins.

My first Madiran. Chateau Bouscassé is the home estate of Alain Brumont who also owns the more famous Chateau Montus. — 3 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.0

Thought this was Montus...
Lots of charcoal, toast, BBQ, olives, meat and minerals.
Slightly disappointing... — 8 years ago

Jake Rubash

9.0

Tropical and oily, actually a fun mix — 9 years ago

Byron Fuller

8.9

Glue-y nose a bit like an Hermitage blanc, broad palate, still very firm acids-- splendid with a fatty pork chop. Also great with live jazz. — 10 years ago

Len Weil

9.0

1st off surprised at the complex nose. Petrol, subtle oak and aged.cheddar cheese. Some subtle herbs as well. Mouth feel is rather viscous. A touch of apples being sautéed in butter with a hint of dill. Sounds strange but it works. Has potential to hang on for a couple more years. — 11 years ago