chateau montrose 2eme cru classe st estephe

Château Montrose

Château Montrose, 2ème Cru Classé, St Estèphe, 2021

Name: Château Montrose, 2ème Cru Classé, St Estèphe
Brand: Château Montrose
Price: 599.82 GBP

95/100

Inside Bordeaux

96/100

The Wine Independent

95/100

Vinous

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2021
6x75cl
DP
£836.74
2021
6x75cl
DP
£836.74
2021
1x3L
DP
£599.82
2021
1x3L
DP
£599.82
2021
1x6L
DP
£1,169.65
2021
1x6L
DP
£1,169.65

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

This is a massive step up from the Dame and in our view the finest wine of the appellation. A blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Classic aromas of pencil shavings, flowers and minerals. Calm and composed, this has a lithe athletic structure, a sense of nerve and steely minerality. A crisp mass of vivid cassis, pure fresh blackcurrants on the bush and a dash of salted chocolate griotte. It has a kinetic energy to it that makes it grow and grow across the palate. Taut and serious, this is never going to be fleshy, but it will dazzle for its sheer dynamism and athleticism. Superb!

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Critic Reviews

96/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

A blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2021 Montrose is deep garnet-purple in color. It needs some patient swirling to reveal notes of iron ore, mossy tree bark, and chalk dust, leading to a core of fresh blackcurrants, kirsch, and lilacs, plus a hint of pencil shavings. The light to medium-bodied palate is tightly coiled, offering shimmery layers of minerals, black and red berries, and fragrant earth-inspired flavors, supported by a fine-grained texture, finishing with great freshness and length. Impactful!

drinking window 2026 - 2046

date of review 04/2024

95/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Extremely impressive, this lives up to En Primeur expectations. Cloves, sandalwood, liqourice, fennel, cracked black pepper, and a ton of juicy cassis and blueberry fruit. Delicious, with well-defined tannic architecture and plenty of potential to deliver for 15 to 20 years. 55% new oak. Pierre Grafeuille director, working alongside his predecessor Herbé Berland for most of this vintage.

drinking window 2028 - 2041

date of review 04/2024

95/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2021 Montrose is not dissimilar to the sample I tasted from barrel two years earlier. It eschews the more complex and, one might say, "ambitious" aromatic profiles seen in recent years (for example, the spectacular 2020) and delivers a more streamlined version. Blackberry, crushed iris flower, graphite and light autumn leaf aromas become prettier as it opens in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and impressive depth, very silky in texture with excellent purity of fruit. The Cabernet is a little more expressive than it was out of barrel, gently building in the mouth toward a very harmonious finish. This is a delightful Montrose, not the best in recent years, but it has gained complexity during its élevage.

drinking window 2026 - 2050

date of review 02/2024

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