2021 Montlandrie
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Ch. Montlandrie is the Durantou family’s Castillon estate – one that continues to offer exceptional value for those not lucky enough to get their hands on L’Eglise Clinet. The elegant Durantou style suits the vintage effortlessly and in 2021, Montlandrie is all florals and freshness. It is a charming wine that is much more serious than its price suggests. It jumps out of the glass with its floral aromatic lift. There’s beautiful freshness to the vibrant red cherry and raspberry fruit, evolving into darker cherry and plum on the palate, with the sweetness of new oak (50%) well-judged – fleshing the wine out just enough. The acidity is juicy, the tannins seamless, and a chalky minerality drives the finish. Picked between 30th September and 8th October, the wine has 14% natural alcohol. Blend: 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
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Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate
Georgie Hindle, Decanter
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A blend of 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2021 Montlandrie is deep garnet-purple in color. It needs swirling to coax out notes of fresh black cherries, black raspberries, and red plums, leading to touches of charcoal, lilacs, and forest floor. The medium-bodied palate is vibrant, perfumed, and refreshing with soft, rounded tannins and a long ferrous finish. Nice!
Cherries and flowers open the nose. The medium-bodied palate is even better with its soft, silky, fresh, rush of sweet red fruits, crushed stone and licorice. If you are not yet familiar with Montlandrie, you should be as this is one of the best deals in all of Bordeaux! The wine blends 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.
One of the standouts of the Durantou family releases is the 2021 Château Montlandrie, which is 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon coming from the limestone soils in the Castillon region, just east of Saint-Emilion. Ripe black cherries, bay leaf, spice, spring flowers, and a kiss of classic limestone chalky minerality all define the aromatics, and it's medium-bodied on the palate, with a layered, balanced, nicely concentrated style that will evolve for at least 8-10 years. This soft, supple, already delicious 2021 is well worth your time and money.
About the producer
Ch. Montlandrie is the Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux property owned by the Durantou family – best known for their esteemed Pomerol estate Ch. l’Eglise Clinet.