TN: 1947 Monbazillac

1947 Chateau de la Fonvielle - Monbazillac 1er Grand Cru Classe - Reserve du Theulet

Spring is in the air and I fancied opening a mature sweetie to share today. I had purchased this bottle in France some years ago. The top of the label states: “Ce vin doit etre servi très frais”, or “This wine must be drunk very cool.” A very cool wine indeed. Popped and poured, the cork came out in one piece. A deep amber with a green gold rim. The nose is a treasure trove of smells, with caramel, toffee, tar, fine coffee, walnut preserve and hints of black liquorice. The mouthfeel is moderately sweet and complex, though delicately so. It is not a powerhouse of a wine, more a sipping wine for sharing and contemplation.

I have said it before, and I will say it again. It is humbling to drink a wine this old, in this good condition, made by people who may no longer be alive. I toasted their lives, which live on in this wine.

Very cool. I have a 1990 Monbazzilac.

Thank you.

put in a dinner, it was the first in my vote before a DRC wine !!!

Mon vote, après avoir longtemps hésité à mettre l’Arlay dans mon bulletin, est : 1 – Monbazillac Monbouché 1929, 2 – Nuits-Saint-Georges Bouchard Père & Fils 1947, 3 – Champagne Laurent Perrier Grand Siècle de plus de trente ans, 4 – Echézeaux Domaine de la Romanée Conti 1989.

Theulet Marsalet made immense Monbazillac. It is the same family as “Réserve du Theulet”.

and the same as Nicos

Livin la vida loca. [wink.gif]

Wow. I have a couple of bottles of Chateaux Haut-Theulet (same family?) 2005 that I thought might be getting pretty mature. I guess I could wait a little bit, eh?

Francois, thank you for your photos.

Brad :wink: