Château MONTUS 1996
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 the Cuvée Prestige in 1985, but at the time, the wines did not meet the standards of the 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 clay from the Pyrenees. Montus has been nicknamed " the Pétrus of the South-West " by a dozen critics for 30 years.
Montus Rouge is a blend of Tannat and Cabernet Sauvignon , whose vines are around 30 years old. The grapes are macerated for 3 to 6 weeks with punching down and malolactic fermentation takes place in wooden vats. The wine is aged on lees for 12 to 14 months in barrels, 60 to 80% of which are new .
Grape varieties: Tannat, Cabernet Sauvignon