This great, predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon cuvée is typical of the Saint-Estèphe appellation. Structured and tannic, yet with the elegance and refinement befitting its Grand Cru Classé status, with maturity it develops outstanding complexity. Considerable ageing potential is a Montrose hallmark, and the wine is renowned for being exceptionally long-lived. It undergoes maturation for around 18 months in 60% new French oak barrels before bottling. Due to an exceptionally rigorous selection at each stage of production, in both vineyard and winery, the 'grand vin' accounts for a mere 35%-40% of the Château's total annual output.
Saint-Estèphe Grand Cru Classé
Château Montrose
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Press Review
100/100 - A brilliant wine that stands out as one of the high points of the vintage, the 2009 Montrose unwinds in the glass with a rich and incipiently complex bouquet of dark berries, cigar wrapper and loamy soil, framed by a deftly judged touch of new oak. Full-bodied, broad and enveloping, it's a velvety, layered and impressively dynamic wine that's deep and concentrated, exhibiting terrific balance and a long, resonant finish. While it is still five or six years away from showing all its cards, I have drunk this benchmark for contemporary Montrose with immense pleasure three times this year. In style, it's hard to find an obvious comparison (and I have drunk Montrose back to 1895), but I would be inclined to invoke a fresher, more complete and more powerful version of the estate's very successful 2003. Drink 2025-2060.
Press Review
100/100 - Blueberries, currants and Indian spices on the nose follow through to a full body, with ultra-fine tannins and a lovely finish. It's intense and refined. A beauty. It goes on for minutes. Speechless. Better and cleaner than the great 1990.
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Product Specification
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ColourRed
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CountryFrance
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RegionBordeaux
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Sub RegionSaint-Estèphe
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ClosureNatural Cork
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SKU76920109
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Alcohol %14%
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Unit Volume75cl