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Château Montrose 2019

Château Montrose

2019
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JANCIS ROBINSON

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Spec sheet

TypeRed wine
Region
Grapes
Producer
AllergensContains sulfites
Alcohol contenti14.0%

The wine

Château Montrose continues to be a great classic and a Saint-Estèphe of the highest order. Changes at the estate, now in the hands of brothers Martin and Olivier Bouygues, have not only had no effect on the premier-quality line of this prestigious Bordeaux winery but they have also added to its Grand Cru the enhancement of elegance and refinement.

Château Montrose is a wine of great majesty, like the palatial winery itself. Its Saint-Estèphe wine profile has lost nothing at all, but Jean-Bernard Delmas, the new technical director, seems to have polished its more austere side, and refined those earthy, dry touches typically encountered in the majority of this denomination's wines. Montrose has retained its personality, that of a serious, austere, robust and powerful wine, its masculine character, but its tannins are sweet and deliciously silky with the passage of time. However, Montrose isn't a wine for immediate consumption, needing about ten years of maturing in bottle at least, but promises a life that's virtually eternal, as it's a Médoc wine boasting greater longevity, almost a century according to the winery's estimate for its best vintages!

Made primarily from Cabernet Sauvignon (with a percentage slightly above its normal coupage figure of 50%), Merlot (a third) and small amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, Montrose is a deeply-coloured wine, very rich in aromas of blackberries, blueberries and blackcurrants. It offers a wide-ranging palette of floral, incense, liquorice, chocolate and graphite notes, and its flavoursome finish gives long and full enjoyment. A superior class, first-rate wine.

Drinking and storing

Serve between 16ºC and 18ºC

Ratings and awards

202017.5+ JR
201917 JR
201898+ PK18 JR98 SK
201798 PK17.5+ JR97 SK
201699 PK18.5 JR98 SK
201595 PK16.5 JR98 SK
PK: ParkerJR: Jancis robinsonSK: Suckling

Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker, Jancis Robinson, and Suckling

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2016 Montrose is a little youthfully shy to begin, but with coaxing, it unfurls to reveal the most beguiling scents of wilted roses, oolong tea, crushed rocks, wild sage, star anise and candied violets over a wonderfully pristine, well-defined core of crushed blackcurrants, black raspberries and kirsch plus wafts of pencil lead and wood smoke. The taut, muscular, medium to full-bodied palate straddles jaw-dropping intensity and finesse superbly, featuring a solid backbone of ripe tannins and giving a firm frame right through the incredibly long, exquisitely nuanced finish.

— Lisa Perrotti-Brown (30/11/2018)Robert Parker Wine Advocate Vintage 2016 - 99 PARKER

Tasted blind. Deep ruby colour. Good fleshy red fruit and some cassis on the nose with vanilla bean. Fruit and tannin together in a smoky, rich structure. Increasingly muscular but matched by an impressive core of brambly fruit and hints of sweet spice. Long and fine on the finish. Will need a little time.

— Tom Parker (16/09/2021)JancisRobinson.com Vintage 2017 - 17.5+ JANCIS ROBINSON

Purity and beauty on the nose with blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, crushed-stone and violet character. A full-bodied red with masses of polished tannins and intense flavors of currants and blackberries. Juicy finish. Super depth to this. Goes on for minutes. Try after 2027.

— James Suckling (28/11/2021)JamesSuckling.com Vintage 2018 - 98 SUCKLING

Customer reviews

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Winemaking

Ageing period18 months
Barrel ageNew and semi-new
Type of woodFrench oak