Chateau MONTUS - Prestige 1995
Château Montus is located in Castenau-Rivière-Basse, in the Madiran appellation in the South-West . Alain Brumont bought Château Montus in 1980. He produced his first vintage of Montus in 1982, and the first vintage of Cuvée Prestige in 1985, but at the time, the wines did not correspond to the standards of AOC laws because the vines were too young. Château Montus benefits from a great terroir, unique in the South-West, with a steep slope with large pebbles on fine clays from the Pyrenees. Montus has been nicknamed " the Pétrus of the South-West " by a dozen critics for 30 years.
The Montus Prestige is made from Tannat , whose vine age is 30 years. Maceration lasts 3 to 6 weeks and fermentation occurs in wooden vats. Pigeages are carried out and the malolactic fermentation is carried out in new barrels, on lees. The aging lasts 14 to 16 months , entirely in new barrels . 1995 is considered a very great vintage in Madiran.
Grape variety: 100% Tannat