The perfume of aged Bordeaux is on fire with its cedar, tobacco leaf, ash, sea salt, spice, herbs, red cherries, and redder currants. The finish is chewy, chunky, and firm, yet regal as well. Fully mature, if you have a bottle and its well stored, you are in for a treat. Drink from 2023-2030.
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The 1955 Château Montrose reveals a typically Montrosian palette, consisting primarily of dense black fruit, augmented by pencil, squid ink, mineral, a touch of mint, and gravel. This is a dramatic, serious wine with glorious volume and tenacity, balancing fresh fruit with wonderful tertiary complexity. 97-98
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Mid shoulder bottle. William kelley was spot on on this wine. A few people agreed that this was the best Montrose they have ever tasted. Vibrant, stunning, lively and intriguing. A very sexy and perfumed nose with flowers, tobacco, smoked fruit, and earth. Very complex with layers of stuffing. Silky body with weightless power. Impressive.
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From magnum. Intriguing at first with beautiful funk, cardamom and bright savory spice on the nose. But the palate quickly turned to mocha and wet fur.
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An epic vertical of Chateau Montrose (Restaurant Daniel): Really distinctive and intense nose. Some volatile compounds made this a very funky wine. Super concentrated raspberry flavors like an Astralis on steroids. Graphite and big saddle leather flavors. Weird but delicious. Montrose vertical 1895-2000
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(Château Montrose) Slightly cloudy, bricked, medium raspberry red color; elegant cassis nose with subtle tobacco; tasty, mature cassis, mild tobacco, tart raspberry palate with balance and depth; long finish (begins to fade after 45 minutes in the glass)
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9/27/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 96 Points
The perfume of aged Bordeaux is on fire with its cedar, tobacco leaf, ash, sea salt, spice, herbs, red cherries, and redder currants. The finish is chewy, chunky, and firm, yet regal as well. Fully mature, if you have a bottle and its well stored, you are in for a treat. Drink from 2023-2030.
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9/8/2021 - englishman's claret wrote: 98 Points
The 1955 Château Montrose reveals a typically Montrosian palette, consisting primarily of dense black fruit, augmented by pencil, squid ink, mineral, a touch of mint, and gravel. This is a dramatic, serious wine with glorious volume and tenacity, balancing fresh fruit with wonderful tertiary complexity. 97-98
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12/19/2018 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 96 Points
Mid shoulder bottle. William kelley was spot on on this wine. A few people agreed that this was the best Montrose they have ever tasted. Vibrant, stunning, lively and intriguing. A very sexy and perfumed nose with flowers, tobacco, smoked fruit, and earth. Very complex with layers of stuffing. Silky body with weightless power. Impressive.
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2/23/2017 - tinybubbles wrote: flawed
From magnum. Intriguing at first with beautiful funk, cardamom and bright savory spice on the nose. But the palate quickly turned to mocha and wet fur.
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2/23/2017 - nywine68 Likes this wine: 94 Points
An epic vertical of Chateau Montrose (Restaurant Daniel): Really distinctive and intense nose. Some volatile compounds made this a very funky wine. Super concentrated raspberry flavors like an Astralis on steroids. Graphite and big saddle leather flavors. Weird but delicious. Montrose vertical 1895-2000
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