2012 La Tour de Mons, Margaux
92WE
91JS
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92
Wine Enthusiast
Reviewed May 2015This is a dense wine, solid with black plum and berry flavors that show great warmth and richness. At this stage the wood aging does give some bitter dark chocolate, although this will integrate. It needs aging; drink from 2019. (RV)
Professional Reviews
91
James Suckling
This is tight and integrated with firm and racy tannins, bright fruit and hints of wet earth. Full to medium body and complex flavors. Give it more time to soften and develop in bottle.
RP
Wine Advocate
A juicy, sexy style of Margaux, with a dark ruby/plum/purple color, some nice blackcurrant and black cherry fruit, sweet tannin and a lush, heady mouthfeel, this is another sleeper of the vintage and an excellent, possibly outstanding Margaux to drink over the next decade. (RP)
WS
Wine Spectator
Soft and forward, with modest cherry and damson plum fruit, laced with hints of cedar and singed vanilla. Offers a dusty feel on the finish. (Web-2015)
Staff Reviews
JM
Jacques Moreira
Jacques Moreira
La Tour de Mons represents a great value in this usually expensive appellation. A stepping stone - If I ever could say that of a Margaux - into its wines. It possess the hallmark floral notes and cassis, plums and cedar. It is still tight though, needs another few years; so a great wine for those who want to put some Margaux in the cellars.
Notes
Praise from Neal Martin's Wine Journal: "The 2012 La Tour de Mons has an endearing and very composed bouquet with black cherries, blueberry and touches of vanilla-tinged oak still to be resolved. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, ripe tannins, crisp acidity, fine focus and a precise and lively finish that suggests this Margaux Cru Bourgeois will age well. This is definitely one of the superior Cru Bourgeois this year." (11/2014)
Details
| Origin | Margaux, Bordeaux, France |
|---|---|
| Type/Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends |
| SKU | 1271463 |