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Château Haut-Monplaisir 2006 Pur Plaisir Malbec (Cahors)
- Cellar Selection
- $53
An intensely perfumed wine, combining power and smooth elegance. The wood gives the perfume initially, but the fruit is not far behind, a ripe layer of sweet jelly flavors, bolstered by tannin. The aftertaste is fresh, bright, but still intense.
— R.V.
(2/1/2010)
Château Haut-Monplaisir 2005 Prestige Malbec (Cahors)
Sweet fruits dominate this wine. It still has all the right black tannins and berry fruits, but it also has great ripeness, the wine spiced with vanilla and all-spice. It finishes with mouthfilling juiciness.
— R.V.
(2/1/2010)
Château Haut-Monplaisir 2007 Pur Plaisir Malbec (Cahors)
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- $55
For lovers of dense, firmly tannic and rich Malbec, this is pure pleasure indeed. It is a powerful wine, packed with dark, brooding fruits, leavened by a hint of mint and smoky acidity. The wine shows power, but doesn’t get carried away. Age for 4–5 years.
— R.V.
(12/15/2010)
Château Haut-Monplaisir 2006 Prestige Malbec (Cahors)
- $25
Lightly perfumed, the wine then shows elegant concentration. It has ripe, vibrant fruit, but this is rounded by the finely judged wood. Over the fruit, there’s a suave layer of wood giving a wine that has aging potential.
— R.V.
(2/1/2010)
Château Haut-Monplaisir 2008 Pur Plaisir Malbec (Cahors)
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- $55
There is a danger that the otherwise fine wines of Daniel Fournié are becoming excessively alcoholic. That’s the feeling here. So although the black fruit is ripe, opulent and packed with tannins, there is a nagging burn and pepper character. A degree less alcohol and this would be a fabulous wine.
— R.V.
(3/1/2012)
Château Haut-Monplaisir 2008 Prestige Malbec (Cahors)
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- $25
A darkly tannic wine, with licorice and espresso coffee flavors as well as intense blackberry fruits. It is firm, the wood aging showing through strongly at this stage. Keep for 3–4 years so that the alcohol burn can blow off.
— R.V.
(3/1/2012)
Château Haut-Monplaisir 2007 Prestige Malbec (Cahors)
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- $25
Almost black in color, this is a solid, very chunky wine. Its black berry and bitter chocolate flavors push through an immense tannic structure, powered by a tough, stalky texture. It is very firm, edging on austere.
— R.V.
(12/15/2010)
Château Haut-Monplaisir 2002 Prestige Red (Cahors)
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- $24
With a few years’ age, this is showing some excellent textures, velvet but still structured, the tannins integrated into the herbal, minty flavors, which go well with the maturing black fruits. Keep for 2 more years, but also drink now.
— R.V.
(11/15/2008)
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