Frankrike

Chateau La Tour de Mons

Chateau La Tour de Mons Margaux

Bordeaux

Margaux

Softer shape to this than many wines in the appellation, a reflection of the clay limestone soils that make it pretty atypical for Margaux, and here the spices highlight nutmeg and cinnamon along with ripe damson fruits, fresh acidities that give a welcome kick of juice on the end, 60% new oak, harvest September 8 to 22, 100% handpicked since Nathalie Perrodo took over in 2020. Marjolaine de Coninck CEO and technical director. The blend given is planted, not as per final wine, as they allow for a slight evolution of the blend after ageing, so these are ones to check back in on when in bottle.

Inside Bordeaux

The 2022 La Tour de Mons is a blend of 57% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it starts off a little closed and sluggish, soon unfurling to offer scents of baked plums, blackberry compote, and chocolate-covered cherries, with hints of charcoal and bay leaves. The full-bodied palate is chock full of juicy black fruits, supported by firm, grainy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing with an herbal lift.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

Medium intensity ruby red colour, with welcoming fruits on the opening, some light cumin and sandalwood oak toasting, this is balanced, a little heavy on oak but has red berry fruits alongside, and silky texture to the tannins.

Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2023 La Tour de Mons strolls out of the glass with easy-going scents of cranberry sauce, black raspberries, and redcurrant preserves followed by hints of dried herbs, tree bark, and black olives. The medium-bodied palate is refreshing and invigorating, with red berries and herbal flavors supported by a racy backbone and lightly chewy tannins, finishing on a peppery note. The blend is 57% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, and 4% Cabernet Franc.

Ruby red, this is finessed and has an attractive fresh crunchy character to the redcurrant and mirabelle plum fruits, with white pepper spice. Certainly a less concentrated frame than you have found in recent vintages, but it has balance and lift. Harvest September 28 through to October 12. A 58ha vineyard now owned by Nathalie Perrodo with sandy gravel soils, with 20ha of vines uprooted since her arrival, and this was the first vintage where technical director Marjolaine de Connick was able to really work the whole thing from beginning to end, as the purchase took place in early 2021. 38hl/h yield. Blend different from the one recorded during En Primeur.

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2020 La Tour de Mons delivers impactful, classic notes of cassis, cedar, and dried bay leaves with hints of cumin seed, fallen leaves, and fertile loam. Medium-bodied, the palate is elegant and refreshing with fine-grained tannins and a lifted finish.

La Tour de Mons 2018 is deep garnet purple in color. It leaps with scents of kirsch, redcurrant jelly, and blackcurrant pastilles, plus hints of spice cake and vanilla. Medium to full-bodied, it is plush and juicy in the mouth, delivering a long spicy finish. 

Mørk lilla.
Lukt av moden/varm frukt, røde og mørke bær, urter, tobakk og lett pepper. 
Smaker modne bær, pepper og urter. God syre og en del tanniner. God lengde.

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Produsent	Chateau La Tour de Mons
Årgang	2022
Land	Frankrike, Bordeaux, Margaux
Flaskestørrelse	75 cl

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