Château Montfollet Mixed Bordeaux

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Typically $30/bottle from Château Montfollet
Vintage 2020 Bordeaux from Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux & Côtes de Bourg
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About Château Montfollet: “In the heart of the best terroirs of the appellations of Blaye and Bourg, this family estate of 67 hectares of vines is located on the hillsides of red clay and limestone, overlooking the Gironde estuary, on the right bank, facing the most prestigious Margaux’s Grand Crus. It has been in the Raimond family for three generations. Today, attentive to reveal the potential of these wonderful terroirs while respecting the environment, Dominique Raimond, a passionate winemaker and the current owner, uses all the means to get real ‘Grands Vins de Bordeaux’.”

Big Bad Beetle-Bourg

TASTING NOTES:
Le Valentin - “A deep garnet-red wine with purple tint, perfumes of jammy black fruits and touches of vanilla and spices, a rich mouth, full and delicate: a blend of fruits, toast and liquorice, perfect to share on special occasions…” (AbV 15%)

Altus - “An intense black colour, a very complex nose with aromas of black fruit, cocoa, vanilla and spices, a powerful and full mouth with silky tannins, a very aromatic finish boosted by notes of candied fruit and toasted bread.” (AbV 15%)

VARIETALS: Le Valentin is 70% Merlot, 30% Malbec. Altus is 95% Merlot, 5% Malbec.

BARRELS: French oak is probably a safe bet.

PAIRS WITH: Fine dishes of red meat or cheese.

THAT REMINDS ME OF: The Big Bad Beetleborgs.

Saban Entertainment, a television production company, started importing and dubbing Japanese shows into the American market gradually in the 80’s but didn’t really hit the jackpot until the 90’s. That jackpot would be the Power Rangers. Taking action scenes and costumes from assorted Super Sentai series, essentially a number of loosely related superhero team shows, and adding their own Americanized backstory and characters, Saban created the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers.

Seeing the success of Power Rangers, they tried to replicate it with even more shows using repurposed Japanese superhero teams. Perhaps the only one people still remember at this point is, if for nothing but the name, the Big Bad Beetleborgs. This one used Juukou B-Fighter footage and costumes and strangely took more of a sitcom-like approach. It was goofy as hell.

Château Montfollet Mixed Bordeaux

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