Supple, muscular, earthy.
This unoaked, slate grown Carignan (90%) and Grenache blend comes from the DO of Montsant, named for the mountain near Barcelona.
You can expect intensity right out of the gate. It is supple and generous with plenty of chocolate, purple berries, toasted oak and vanilla aromas with hints of iodine. It has a fresh yet earthy character offering concentrated flavours of briary berries, dark chocolate and espresso. If not for the lively acidity, it would be brooding. A muscular wine with superfine tannins and good persistence.
©copyright 2015 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - November 19th, 2015

Toasted, savoury, classic.
The back label explains the curious name of this estate and the Frenchman who once owned it. He'd spent time in Canada some two hundred years ago and was so taken with our homeland he brought the name back to France.
The Chateau is located 15 kilometers north of Bordeaux.
I review this wine year after year, and see its variations.
The 2019 leads with chocolate and cherries, red and black currants, vanilla, leather, pencil shavings, licorice molasses and dried flowers. It's ripe but fresh, savoury with restrained fruit and a long tobacco flavoured finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - June 26th, 2023

Toasted, savoury, classic.
The back label explains the curious name of this estate and the Frenchman who once owned it. He'd spent time in Canada some two hundred years ago and was so taken with our homeland he brought the name back to France.
The Chateau is located 15 kilometers north of Bordeaux.
I review this wine year after year, and see its variations.
The 2018 suggests chocolate covered cherries, vanilla, pipe tobacco and baking spices with lashings of cedar and dried rose petals. Cocoa, espresso, spice and charred oak flavours are layered with dusty plums. It's a classic wine; this vintage has notable grip and a toasty/savoury character.
©copyright 2021 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - February 18th, 2021

Brooding, firm, intense.
The back label tells explains the name of this estate was thanks to a Frenchman who once owned it. He had spent time in Canada some two hundred years ago and was so taken with it he brought the name home.
The Chateau is located 15 kilometers north of Bordeaux.
This vintage shows distinct aromas of pencil shavings, black currents and plums, leather and cocoa, espresso and an underlying note of roasted green bell peppers. The palate is chocolaty and brooding, the vintage showing positively after several less than quality ones. Firm and intense, ripe and rich, with fine but textural tannins.
©copyright 2017 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - May 29th, 2017

Restraint, fresh, honest.
The back label tells explains the name of this estate was thanks to a Frenchman who once owned it. He had spent time in Canada some two hundred years ago and was so taken with it he brought the name home.
The Chateau is located 15 kilometers north of Bordeaux.
When you review a wine year after year, it's pleasing to see vintage variation, which means there's more honesty in the bottle. It also means not every year can be a good one, however, this wine still offers great value in the Bordeaux category.
The 2015 is more austere and benefits from decanting.
Expect plummy aromas woven with currents, graphite, leather, mint, spiced cocoa and hints of vanilla. The mouth is where the restraint really comes in, there is some subdued fruit but its dominated by pipe tobacco, leather, spices and cocoa flavours; dusty tannins wrap around the palate. It is medium-bodied and straightforward; the finish is fresh.
©copyright 2018 Daenna Van Mulligen
Wine Scores Reviewed - July 10th, 2018