Tour de Mons - Margaux 2020

Le Figaro

90-92 / 100

the6/2/2021

Très joli nez sur le fruit croquant, brillant, avec une poincée de poivre blanc. La bouche est élégante, sursur une matière soyeuse, des tannins fondus et un éclat certain. Un bon classique de l'appellation.

Vinous

87-89 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe6/1/2021

The 2020 La Tour de Mons is a soft, fruity Margaux that should drink well with minimal cellaring. Super-ripe dark cherry, cedar, tobacco, licorice, spice and earthy notes all open in the glass, framed by hearty, burly tannins that are likely to remain rustic in feel. Let's see how this turns out in bottle.

Jeb DUNNUCK

90-92 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/28/2021

A young and unevolved barrel sample, with lots of toasty oak as well as rich red and black fruits, cedarwood, graphite, and loamy earth, the 2020 Château La Tour De Mons is medium-bodied and has firm tannins, good mid-palate density, and just an overall classic, straight, focused style that is very much of the vintage.

Vinous

91-93 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/27/2021

The 2020 La Tour de Mons was picked from 17 September to 1 October and aged in 25% new oak. It has a perfumed nose with a mixture of red and black fruit, cedar and pressed iris flower, not intense but nicely delineated. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe and pliant tannins, well judged acidity, harmonious with very impressive oak integration towards the finish. This is a delightful Margaux that should drink well for 15-20 years. One to look out for.

Decanter.com

91 / 100

byJane Ansonthe5/25/2021

A majority Merlot in the blend, this feels unforced, with sappy brambled fruits and plenty of hawthorn edging giving fresh acidities. Grilled and bitter tannins on the finish but there is sinew and interest here, and it's a good wine, pretty serious with an attractive edge of smoked cedar. Bought by the team at Marquis d'Alesme in February 2020, this is the first year that they have followed entirely from beginning to end (with the decision taken to keep distinct from Labegorce, as was a question on their purchase, and a full 17ha of vines were pulled up out of 60ha in total, to be replanted over the next 10 years). First time hand harvesting (especially complicated with Covid-19 protocols). 3% Petit Verdot completes the blend. 3.6pH, 25% new oak. A yield of 32hl/ha.

The Wine Cellar Insider

91-93 / 100

byJeff Levethe5/21/2021

Deep in color, the wine shows its bouquet of black currants, smoke, licorice, wet earth and oak notes easily. Lush, fleshy, ripe, and round, the fruit is fleshy, sweet and richly textured, finishing with loads of ripe blackberry notes on the mid-palate and finish. Clearly, this is a step up in class since the new owners took over. 91-93

Wine Advocate

83-85 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe5/20/2021

Composed of 57% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc and 3% Cabernet Franc, the 2020 La Tour de Mons is aging in French oak barrels, 30% new. The alcohol is 13%. Deep purple-black colored, it needs a little coaxing to reveal cedary notions over a core of black cherries, fresh blackberries and stewed plums, with touches of wild mushrooms and tree bark. The medium-bodied palate is a little thin, with a chewy frame and rather short, flat finish.

Jamessuckling.com

92-93 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe5/12/2021

Really pretty and linear with a seamless, pretty core of blue fruit and firm, chewy tannins. Medium to full body. Racy and well done.

Anthocyanes

92-93 / 100

byYohan Castaingthe5/11/2021

Bouquet boisé/grillé très prégnant, fruits noirs, épices avec des notes de mure. Bouche enrobante, presque sucrée mais très boisée. De l'enrobage. Le boisé domine vraiment, c'est dommage.