60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon

Neal Martin: 91, James Suckling: 95

Neal Martin: The 2015 Monbousquet has much more intensity and focus on the nose compared to the deuxime vin, those hints of black olive infusing the black fruit, just a touch of blueberry emerging with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with svelte tannin, a very concentrated Monbousquet with layers of toasty black fruit, tinged with white pepper and clove toward the finish. It will require 2 or 3 years in bottle but there is good potential here.