2005 Château Montrose
Community Tasting Note
RajivAyyangar wrote:
90 Points
Saturday, May 16, 2015 - Bordeaux Confidential SF (SF): decanted 3 hours in advance)
54% cab 46% merlot
Star-bright gorgeous ruby-red in the glass.
On the nose, bretty, and a bit of lambic character (some refermentation in the bottle?).
On the palate, undeniably great balance. Alcohol is only 13.2% but feels a bit more elevated. It makes sense to me that this is dominated by cabernet - it’s ripe, it’s full, but with less of the fur coat of Merlot.
Less plummy, dominated by tart dark cherry. But still a bit plush. Oak isn’t apparent to me. Good structure, aggressive tannins, ripe fruit.
Score: Around 9.
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