Monbousquet St.-Emilion 2016

96 points James Suckling: "A soft and very silky Monbousquet with wonderfully caressing texture. Full body. Delicious crushed cherries and berries. Beautiful length, too. Hard not to drink now. Better after 2024. (1/21/19)"

95 points Jeb Dunnuck: "As to the red, I was blown away by the 2016 Château Monbousquet. This classic, elegant vintage plays fabulously well at this address. Beautiful blackcurrants, cassis, gravelly minerality, and chocolate all emerge from this full-bodied Saint-Emilion that has another level of purity and elegance over every other vintage I’ve tasted. It delivers loads of pleasure today and will do the same in 15 years as well. Bravo! Drink: 2019-2034. (2/28/19)"

94 points Wine Spectator: "Lush, warm and exotic in profile, with a gush of blackberry, fig and boysenberry reduction notes coursing through, inlaid nicely with thin graphite and tobacco threads that provide structure. A Lapsang souchong tea depth swirls through the finish, gilding the long echo of showy fruit. Best from 2022 through 2035. (3/31/19)"

93+ points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate): "Deep purple-black, the 2016 Monbousquet charges out of the gate with rambunctious plum preserves, Black Forest cake and mocha scents with hints of redcurrant jelly, hoisin and cardamom. Full-bodied with a very compelling minerally restraint on the palate, it has a great intensity of red and black fruits with plush tannins and a lively lift to the finish. Drink: 2019-2036. (3/29/19)"

93 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (The Wine Independent): "Monbousquet 2016 is deep garnet-purple in color. It leaps with bold notions of chocolate-covered cherries, licorice, and plum preserves, followed by hints of incense, dusty soil, and iron ore. Full-bodied, the palate is packed with impactful black fruits and a spicy undercurrent, framed by plush tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing long and decadent. Drink: 2022-2036. Alcohol 14.5%. (12/8/22)"