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Red
2009 Château Montrose
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Estèphe
Community Tasting Notes 133
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Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine:
April 19, 2024 - This seems to have closed up some since another bottle I had a year ago. Serious concentration but all black fruit and wood. Maybe in 5-10 years this will be awesome.
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drjb Likes this wine: 98 points
April 17, 2024 - At Wine Group Dinner 203, Harveys Bistro - 2009 Left Bank. This opened beautifully with a deep pure crimson colour and a soaring nose of blackcurrants, garnet plums, dark raspberries, dark chocolate, cedar and charcoal with touches of white flowers. The palate is rich and layered with a Latour-like strictness that provides great length, purity and nuance. This is great wine.
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MarcVH wrote: 98 points
April 13, 2024 - Tasted next to Pontet Canet 2009 and Pavie 2009 this Montrose was simply brilliant. Still young but already so good. This will become a "perfect" wine in 10-15 years from now but it is already Champions League level. Incredible nose of dark forest fruits, graphite, vanilla and what a smoothness and silk in terms of mouthfeel. Great length and complexity. Big wine.
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garymouton Likes this wine:
April 10, 2024 - Four hour double decant, but this wine was still very tight for me. I was struggling to get primary fruit here let alone some of the secondary characteristics some have described. It certainly has all the structure to be a great wine, but I am not touching another bottle until 2030 at the earliest. Did not have with food, which might have softened the tannins. Bought on release.
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Montesquieu Likes this wine: 97 points
March 23, 2024 - Second time this was my WOTN, although this time, the comparison was an eclectic group of Cote Rotie, Amarone, Zin, and 1905 Sherry. Beautiful vintage drinking well now and surely better in the years ahead.
6 people found this helpful Comment
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
10/5/2023 (link)(Ch Montrose St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JebDunnuck.com
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Up From The Cellar No. 21 & Misc. New Releases, 5/22/2023 (link)(Chateau Montrose) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
Tasting Bordeaux blind, 10/21/2020 (link)(Château Montrose, St-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Elin McCoy
Château Montrose: producer profile, 5/21/2019 (link)(Château Montrose, St-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JamesSuckling.com
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By James Suckling
3/11/2019 (link)(Château Montrose St.-Estèphe, France) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Neal Martin
A Test Of Greatness: 2009 Bordeaux Ten Years On (March 2019), 3/1/2019 (link)(Montrose Montrose Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
A Test Of Greatness: 2009 Bordeaux Ten Years On (March 2019), 3/1/2019 (link)(Montrose Montrose Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
A Test Of Greatness: 2009 Bordeaux Ten Years On (March 2019), 3/1/2019 (link)(Montrose Montrose Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/14/2019 (link)(Ch Montrose St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux 2009 10 years on, 2/7/2019 (link)(Château Montrose, St-Estèphe, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/7/2019 (link)(Ch Montrose St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Panel Tasting
Montrose Vertical, 3/29/2017 (link)(Château Montrose, St-Estèphe, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
7/15/2015 (link)(Ch Montrose St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
The WINEFRONT
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By Mike Bennie
11/26/2013 (link)(Chateau Montrose) Subscribe to see review text.
WineAlign
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By David Lawrason
11/26/2013 (link)(Château Montrose, Ac St Estèphe red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Szabo, MS
11/21/2013 (link)(Château Montrose, Ac St Estèphe red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Richard Hemming, MW
11/20/2013 (link)(Ch Montrose St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
November 2013, 11/1/2013 (link)(Château Montrose St Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/17/2013 (link)(Ch Montrose St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
The World of Fine Wine
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June 2010, Issue #28 (link)
(Château Montrose 2ème Cru) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Ian D'Agata
May/June 2010, IWC Issue #150 (link)(Chateau Montrose Saint Estephe) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/21/2010 (link)(Ch Montrose St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/1/2010 (link)(Ch Montrose St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Mar/Apr 2010, Issue #26, The 2009 Bordeaux Vintage- Futures’ Glory?(Château Montrose) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Panel Tasting
(link)(Château Montrose, St-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- 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 031259043678, 0400006550354, 3258691277783, 3364420050364, 400000987569, 400009798807, 616773413604, 9300633311599
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1,563 (8%)
- In Cellars 15,267 (77%)
- Consumed 3,076 (15%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Asian Pork Ribs, Beef Dishes, Brie Cheese, Camembert Cheese, Lamb, Roast BeefWho Likes This Wine
98% Like It 64 votes
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- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Estèphe
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