Monbousquet - 2009 (750ml) Size:750ml Anticipated maturity: 2012-2028

Anticipated maturity: 2012-2028

Coming in around 13% alcohol

Anticipated maturity: Now-2030

This monumental 30-50 year port is a must purchase for port aficionados

but in 2006 the wine seems to verge in the direction of the more exotic

Monbousquet - 2009 (750ml) Size:750ml Anticipated maturity: 2012-2028This exuberant, flamboyant, modern styled St. Emilion from Gerard and Chantal Perse is plump, succulent and irresistible in 2009. Yields were a low 28 hectoliters per hectare, and the blend was a classic combination of 70% Merlot and the rest primarily Cabernet Franc and a tiny dollop of Cabernet Sauvignon. The alcohol of 14. 2% is typical for a Monbousquet. Copious notes of toasty oak, vanillin, jammy black and red fruits intermixed with notions of