November 19, 2022 - Sadly, there was enough oxidation here to mar the underlying sound bits. Others were more optimistic.
October 10, 2018 - Recorked in 1998, this seems to have been heavily topped off. The wine had power. The tannins and textures were on the rustic side and this seemed to be lacking some of the nuances associated with 90 years of age. Good, but sadly, not great.
September 8, 2018 - Thick and rich. Showing some age and light oxidation on the nose but a much fresher and fully intact palate. 93-
February 26, 2017 - Gorgeous wine with great intensity and wonderful aged notes of cow dung, floral earth and smoky red fruits. Finishes complex with delicious spice notes. Very fresh with good acids and still some tannins left. Wow!
February 23, 2017 - Ruby red clarity. Color belies the age. Soil and funk mellowed and integrated with the fruit. Great acid core remaining here.
February 23, 2017 - An epic vertical of Chateau Montrose (Restaurant Daniel): Another wine tied for WOTN. Once again remarkable how the color and fruit have remained so youthful and vibrant. This was less expressive on the nose than the 1947 but the flavors were huge. This was all dark fruit within a massive tannin structure. It took a while for the tannins to dissolve in the glass at which point the wine truly became sublime. Montrose vertical 1895-2000
May 2, 2015 - 31 Vintages of Château Montrose: 1928-2010; 5/2/2015-5/3/2015: IN/BN – recorked at the Chateau in 1989. Well-developed wine with mostly brown color. Forest floor, leather, scorched earth, but a flowery note emerges after a while. Smooth, feminine (yes, and I never through a 28 could ever be feminine), long, dusty tannins in a complex finish. Glorious wine, considering its age.
October 30, 2014 - Ancient Wine Dinner (Nice Matin). Mid-shoulder fill but the wine was in excellent condition. Still dark, rich, almost ripe fruit at the core; plush and velvety. Long. Notes of damp earth and iron but shows much younger than expected. Great bottle.
September 18, 2014 - At the crazy wine dinner.
Dark in color. Fresh, fruit was rich, powerful start, bottle would have been very well kept. Lots of Bordeaux, nose better than palate.
January 10, 2013 - A private dinner (Amsterdam): Château-bottled, excellent condition. Wonderful intensity, masculine, bolt upright at 85 years of age, touch of mint, perfectly healthy, blackcurrant, hint of pepper, broad-shouldered, good length.