Chateau Montlandrie 2020

Professional Ratings

• 94 James Suckling
  Very minerally with crushed stone and limestone. Black berries and blueberries. Violets. Full-bodied with tight and firm tannins and lovely length. Tannic and firm. Needs time to soften and come together. But beautiful and solid.
• 94 Vinous
  The 2020 Montlandrie, the Durantou family's Côtes de Castillon, is fabulous. It is another very serious wine in this range. A core of dark Merlot fruit gradually opens, releasing complicating notes of spice, leather, incense and licorice. There's real depth and gravitas. A few years in the cellar seem prudent, as there is a lot of wine here. The purity of the flavors is just striking. - Antonio Galloni
• 93 Decanter
  Herbal floral black fruits on the nose, deep, darkly scented and beguiling - this draws you in on the nose. Supple and alive in the glass, a great combination of plush and tangy fruit, high acidity and a lovely wet slate, pencil lead and graphite minerality. Detailed, dark and savoury with a liquorice, cinnamon and coffee bite on the finish. Direct and focused, with a touch of sweetness but also cool and fresh blueberry fruit. Will be easy to drink and give lots of enjoyment in time.
• 92 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The 2020 Montlandrie is a promising wine for aficionados who can keep it for a few years in the cellar. It has aromas of blackberries, iris, spring flowers, blackcurrant and blueberry, followed by a medium-bodied, concentrated and layered texture on the palate with a denser character than previous vintages. It’s harmonious with a clean and precise finish.
  Rating: 92+
• 92 Jeb Dunnuck
  From a Castillon estate purchased and replanted in 2009, the 2020 Chateau Montlandrie checks in as 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon that was brought up in 40% new French oak. This balanced, medium to full-bodied Castillon reveals plenty of red and black fruit as well as some real limestone character in its floral, violet, and chalky rock-like nuances. I love its balance, and it has ripe tannins and the purity and precision that make this vintage so compelling. It will drink well for 10-15 years.