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Red
1979 Château Montrose
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Estèphe
Label borrowed from 1978
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Community Tasting Notes 43
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Fatty Cat wrote: 84 points
March 2, 2024 - Early Mar 2024, Rheingau Gourmet Festival, rarity diner “25 vintages of Chateau Montrose”: bottle immediately opened before consumption; dark crimson color; sour, acidic nose; much more approachable in the mouth with cherry juice like flavors; however, accompanied by notable acidic imperfections.
Not fully enjoyable, but clearly drinkable and even a bit better showing than at my last encounter with this Montrose vintage in Feb 2011 (see CT note).
Vintages of flight III:
1952 - 1953 - 1966 - 1976 - 1979 - 19812 people found this helpful Comment -
Aesculapian Connoisseur Likes this wine: 91 points
July 23, 2021 - Still very vibrant and fragrant
Young herbal and cherry notes. Aging very well
Tobacco, green tea, wet leave and mushroom
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StefanAkiko wrote: flawed
January 15, 2021 - Utterly, utterly, utterly and ridiculously undrinkable.
Mushy cork that was hardly staying in place. Mega Scheisse.1 person found this helpful Comment -
R Gag wrote: flawed
December 25, 2020 - Dead with slight vinegar nose. Very likely linked to poor cork used by Montrose. I doubt that my 2 remaining bottles will be better.
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LFCHALA wrote: 92 points
June 8, 2019 - Alive and Kicking. Nice wine
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By Neal Martin
Vinous Table: High Timber, London, UK (May 2021), 5/1/2021 (link)(Montrose Montrose Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2020, Issue #89, Recently-Tasted Bordeaux And Revisiting the 1855 Left Bank Classification(Château Montrose (St. Estèphe)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
A Century of Bordeaux: The Nines (Sep 2019), 9/1/2019 (link)(Montrose Montrose Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2006, Issue #3, The 1979 Vintage in Bordeaux: Not Consistently Excellent, But Some Truly Fine Wines(Château Montrose) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1979
- Type Red
- Producer Château Montrose
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Médoc
- Appellation St. Estèphe
- UPC Codes 0400006550354, 3258691277783, 616773413604
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 11 (3%)
- In Cellars 205 (55%)
- Consumed 156 (42%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerChâteau Montrose
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Estèphe
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