chateau montrose 2eme cru classe st estephe

Château Montrose

Château Montrose, 2ème Cru Classé, St Estèphe, 2017

Name: Château Montrose, 2ème Cru Classé, St Estèphe
Brand: Château Montrose
Price: 583.22 GBP

97/100

The Wine Independent

95/100

Vinous

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2017
6x75cl
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£583.22

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

After the enormous success of the 2016 Montrose, it was always going to be a challenge to replicate such an accomplishment in 2017, but the team here, led by Hervé Berland were more than up to the test, and they have come inconceivably close. Having already tasted the quality of the Dame de Montrose, we had an inkling that this might be quite good... Produced from 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, this has a real sense of nobility. The bouquet is wonderfully nuanced with haunting aromas of briary wild fruits, complex mineral notes, a hint of florality, smoke, rosemary and Asian spice. There's a perception of breed and class with the powerful array of fruit on the palate. It is multidimensional and very sophisticated, yet it feels so effortless and unforced. Bittersweet plums, crème de cassis, graphite and starry cranberries delight the taste buds, before the tannins bring authority and presence. The tannic backbone is so impressive - it is laced with detailed black and red fruits and hints towards a very long and successful future. A magnificent Montrose.

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Critic Reviews

97/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2017 Montrose is composed of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet in color, it skips out of the glass with bright, vibrant, and wonderfully pure notes of kirsch, redcurrant jelly, fresh blackcurrants, and black raspberries, leading to a fragrant undercurrent of lilacs, licorice, underbrush, and allspice. The medium-bodied palate is so bright and elegant, with jaw-dropping intensity and firm, fine-grained tannins, finishing with impressive length and energy.

drinking window 2026 - 2056

date of review 09/2023

95/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2017 Montrose was so impressive from barrel and now, bottled since July, it continues to put in a strong case for being one of the best Left Bank wines. It has a very pure and intoxicating bouquet with intense blackberry, light cassis, juniper and violet aromas, almost Margaux-like in terms of personality. Although there is a patina of new oak after bottling, it is in sync with the fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with gentle grip on the entry. Tightly wound at the moment but supremely well focused, this is a classic Montrose, "cool" and reserved, demonstrating impressive tension and precision towards the finish. It will require less time in bottle than the 2016 for example, so broach this superb Saint-Estèphe after five or six years and then it will give 25 to 30 years of drinking pleasure, and knowing Montrose, probably longer. Tasted twice with consistent notes.

drinking window 2024 - 2050

date of review 02/2020

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.