2003 Château Montrose
Community Tasting Note
Jake Barnes wrote:
Friday, February 18, 2022 - (2/18/22) Bought on the secondary market, with a fill well into the neck, this bottle displayed age-appropriate color as well as age-appropriate aromatics and development in the flavors on the palate (all fairly average). The big problem was that the palate showed medium-minus concentration, coarse, sand-like tannins, and almost zero acidity. I’m guessing previous storage problems are to blame for this bad showing, so I will withhold a score. 13% ABV. (But if I were to score this, it would be **/14/84.)
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Comment posted by djhammond:
2/19/2022 12:53:00 PM - Hi. Have tried this a couple of times over the last 2 ,years from a case from a primary source. Unlike a lot of the left bank from 2003 it is still a few years away from drinking. It really is a 100 point wine waiting to appear.
Comment posted by Jake Barnes:
2/19/2022 3:23:00 PM - Hi, David. Thanks for the confirmation. I think the lesson here is that if I’m going to spend this much on a bottle, I need to pay the premium it takes to get one ex-chateau, or at the very least ex-negociant. Live and learn, I guess!