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1982 Château Montrose |
| Vintage | 1982 |  Label 1 of 29   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Château Montrose (web) | ||
| Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Bordeaux | ||
| SubRegion | Médoc | ||
| Appellation | St. Estèphe |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 92.3 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 47 notes) | |
| Tasted by dougie on 1/1/2010 & rated 93 points: Definetly in the drinking window. Decanted for two hours. Went well with lasagna from Gayles. Wonderfully aged. Do not know if it was worth the $120 paid several years ago though. (373 views) | |
| Tasted by Alex G on 12/31/2009: From magnum. Cassis, plums, earth, and slight cocoa. Tannins are soft, balance is very good, lots of life left in it. First growth quality. Highly recommended. (384 views) | |
| Tasted by tbabes on 12/29/2009 & rated 96 points: I just love this wine; every single bottle that I've opened over the last few years has been absolutely spectacular. An overt and enticing bouquet, displaying notes of ripe black fruits, fennel, and barnyard. Medium-bodied, with a lush texture, impressive depth, and great focus and length on the finish. A great wine, but bested by the '82 Grand Puy Lacoste on this night. (469 views) | |
| Tasted by tbabes on 12/11/2009 & rated 96 points: The fill was base neck and the cork was pretty much soaked through. A hauntingly complex bouquet, with notes of cassis, barnyard, and flowers. Medium-bodied, velvety mouthfeel, perfect balance, and great focus and delineation. A profound example of Montrose and the vintage. (569 views) | |
| Tasted by tbabes on 11/14/2009 & rated 97 points: The fill was base neck, and the cork was soaked through but otherwise sound. This wine continues to improve, and has (from my cellar) reached that magical plateau of maturity. A lovely ruby-purple color, with just a hint of garnet at the rim. A bouquet to die for, with complex notes of black truffle, fennel, ripe dark fruits and smoke. Medium bodied, with an incredibly velvety texture, perfect balance, and a long finish. Went exceptionally well with the food; a real head-turner! (844 views) | |
| Tasted by dbkitc on 10/26/2009 & rated 90 points: Good wine for sure, but providing few fireworks. I was encouraged by RMP recent review. Correct, clean fruit (plum)and mature but kind of boring. Medium body, medium depth, medium finish. Seems ready to go but should hold on for another 5 to 7 years. (90) (1022 views) | |
| Tasted by cbuhl on 10/25/2009 & rated 90 points: nose of plums, ripe cherries, earth and leaf smoke with a medium-full bodied dark cherry and blackcurrant core with plums and leather with slight maderization and healthy tannins. Good structure, yet a little more rustic than I would have expected. mature (998 views) | |
| Tasted by MRichman on 8/18/2009: Montrose vertical (Dylan Prime, NYC): Fresh, young with a little animal. Full fruited. Brash. Still a young wine, although drinking very well. Sweet core, expansive. My WOTN. A (1322 views) | |
| Tasted by WetRock on 3/7/2009: San Diego Mini Offline (Wine Vault, San Diego): Expressive complex nose though somewhat subdued. Still plenty rich and fleshy though the palate doesn't really seem to have a much to say. The nose really picks up with time in the glass adding some real nice coffee and cedar in a beautiful way. Overall was still out classed but a few of the Cal Cabs on the table that night. (2135 views) | |
| Tasted by La Cave d'Argent on 2/1/2009 & rated 95 points: Tasted at a wine geek Superbowl party. Although a formal note was not made, this bottle (brought by a nephrologist with a great cellar) was "singing". Beautiful fruit and structure. Anyone lucky enough to own this wine should plan on enjoying it any time over the next decade (or more). Drink now-12/20. (2220 views) | |
| Tasted by vindictive on 12/24/2008: Lovely wine and drinking well now. Bottle and fill excellent. cork soaked about 3/4 up. Opened and decanted. lovely nose and nearly ready. breathing about 30 minutes and enjoyed over the next hour. Held up well, very elegant for Montrose. Vigorous but probably at peak (at least this bottle). Everything one could want in a Bordeaux. (2143 views) | |
| Tasted by Englishman's Claret on 11/15/2008: Opened post-immunology exam. Mature robe. Nose had some nice currant, leather, oak characteristics. Roasted meat and tobacco comes through after a while and then - pleasantly - fresh plums. Slightly tart, medium weight. Not as substantial as expected. Unfortunately, I expect that this bottle was not stored well for much of its life and better-cared-for bottles are probably doing better. * * * 1/2 0 = undrinkable, 1 = poor, 2 = mediocre, 3 = good, 4 = very good, 5 = superb (1691 views) | |
| Tasted by tbabes on 9/16/2008 & rated 97 points: Talula's Table (Kenneth Square): The fill was a healthy base neck; the cork was saturated to the top, but came out in one piece. I have consumed probably six bottles of this wine, and this example was head and shoulders above the rest. A youthful appearance, with a purple-ruby core and a hit of amber at the edge. The bouquet was nothing short of staggering, and far more exuberant and extroverted than any previous bottles that I have encountered, offering up scents of ripe dark fruits, licorice, truffle, spice and smoke. Medium-bodied on the palate, with a lush mouthfeel, generous mid-palate and a long, complex finish. It is just incredible to me how much better this bottle was than previous examples of the '82 Montrose. (2262 views) | |
| Tasted by wineismylife on 9/13/2008 & rated 93 points: DAWGS September 2008 Wine Dinner (bigred_seeker's house in University Park, Dallas, TX): WIML93 Tasted September 13, 2008 at an offline. Opened and decanted for sediment only. Dark garnet color in the glass, slight cloudy looking. Nose of leather, anise, perfume and berries. Silky flavors of berries, cherries and currants. Medium acidity and tannins, medium to firm body. Drink or hold with good provenance. Just a tick better than the bottle I tasted in Philadelphia so upping that score by a point. (2334 views) | |
| Tasted by Paul D on 9/12/2008: UK Wine Pages - Chateau Montrose Vertical (Le Colombier, Kensington, London.): Sweet, spicy red-fruited nose, notes of leather and caramel. Mature, harmonious, sweet and complex. Fresh, a little tannic on the finish, perhaps slightly short. **** (2315 views) | |
| Tasted by BailliSacks on 9/1/2008 & rated 93 points: Deep brownish red color. Gentle, dark nose of dirt, spices, charcoal. Some tannic structure remains on palate, fading quickly to a long glyceriny finish. Beautifully mature, might have liked to taste this a few years ago, but it's holding on quite well thank you. I believe this wine is in the textbook captioned "proper mature bordeaux." (2291 views) | |
| Tasted by pinkfloyd on 8/3/2008 & rated 93 points: (1936 views) | |
| Tasted by 60ouvrees on 7/13/2008: Seems like this one has been fully mature for a while but there's no danger of it going over the hill anytime soon. Still showing plenty of fruit and structure but it's really all about the great balance and complexity. Just a delicious, compulsively drinkable bottle of wine that reminds me why aged Bordeaux is so popular. (2382 views) | |
| Tasted by tbabes on 5/27/2008 & rated 93 points: Nicole and I drank this beauty with Tony and Lisa at the Hilltop House; brought it from my cellar. An adolescent appearance, with a dark core turning to ruby at the edges. A very fruity bouquet, wtih aromas of cassis, anise and flowers. Medium-bodied in the mouth, with a good attack, nice mid-palate, and long, structured finish. Quite a contrast to the '82 Talbot, which had a much more gamey character. (2605 views) | |
| Tasted by Matthew&Elizabeth on 2/12/2008 flawed bottle: corked (3137 views) | |
| Tasted by Philippe_C on 1/9/2008 & rated 93 points: Cedar, some red fruit was a hint of vegetal in the nose... tannins perfectly integrated, red berries, some mokka and a quite long aftertaste.. (3522 views) | |
| Tasted by Richard Jennings on 10/20/2007 & rated 93 points: Bordeaux Dinner at Ronny's (Chez Ronny and Eric Gross, Westwood, California): Red, red-orange color with pale meniscus; leather and tobacco nose; tangy, leather, black fruit and balsamic palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts. (2116 views) | |
| Tasted by BradE on 8/8/2007: A smooth wine, well into its drinking window. Not a mind blower (a nice low 90's wine), but a good drink. (3762 views) | |
| Tasted by Siggy on 8/7/2007 & rated 90 points: Tasting Group Dinner - Steaks & Montrose (Dave's House): Nose of graphite and pencil lead. Reserved, stern black fruit and coffee on the palate. The finish is interestingly earthy, and turns slightly tart at the very end. Tannic from start to finish. I suspect this bottle may be more advanced than other examples. (3998 views) | |
| Tasted by Icarus on 8/7/2007 & rated 92 points: Another Tuesday Night in Minneapolis (Montrose 82, 86, 89, 90, 95, 01, 03, 04): The nose has good intensity -- offering primarily dark fruit and mineral. Excellent despite the lack of complexity. On the palate this has good fruit density with subtle earth/mineral notes. This is still fairly tannic, and the tannin gives it a bit of a rustic/rough texture. It is very well balanced, and the finish is long and satisfying. This is a very nice wine but seems to be lacking a bit in complexity and I doubt additional bottle age will help. (4076 views) | |
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| Producer website This was acquired In 1778 as part of the Calon estate, by Etienne Théodore Dumoulin. After his death, his son, (also Etienne Théodore Dumoulin) cleared the vegetation and discovered the soil beneath was gravelly and suitable for the vine. Planting was completed by 1815 with good results. By 1820, Dumoulin had expanded the vineyard and built a small chateau. This vineyard has changed hands many times over the years. New equipment in 1975, and again in 1985, and a new barrel cellar helped sow the seeds for Montrose's renovation, which reached a peak in about 2000 with some excellent wines. The estate and the wines were enjoying a great reputation when, in 2006, it changed hands once more when Martin & Oliver Bouygues bought the vineyard. The vineyard is currently 65 hectares with 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. The wines go into oak, 70% new for eighteen months for the Grand Vin Chateau Montrose (typically 19,000 cases per annum). About red wine The variety Red Bordeaux Blend on CellarTracker implies any blend using any or all of the five traditional Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. As such, this is used worldwide, whether for wines from Bordeaux, Meritages from California and Canada, some Super-Tuscan wines etc. Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) | Simple Bordeaux primer Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines. Whereas the first activity recorded in Saint-Estèphe goes back as far as the Middle Bronze Age, the first vines date from the Roman Occupation. But it was the Bordeaux merchants who by aging and selling Saint-Estèphe wines themselves were largely responsible for this appellation's fame. And in the nineteenth century, noted for its prosperity, the great estates of today were created. The movement continues today with the merging of small estates. A land of great wines, Saint-Estèphe is situated almost in the centre of the Médoc, close to the Gironde Estuary. The appellation is equidistant from Bordeaux and the Pointe de Grave. The beds of soil are characterized by their remarkable diversity, the result of their undulating relief and excellent drainage. Quartz and well-rounded pebbles mingled with light, sandy surface soil are found everywhere, giving the wines a distinctive finesse. And the subsoil is made up of the famous Saint-Estèphe limestone, which outcrops on the west of the commune. Tasting Thanks to ideal conditions of climate and geology, Saint-Estèphe wines are characterized by their sturdy qualities and robust constitution. Accordingly, they can be laid down for a very long time while yet preserving their youth and freshness. Distinguished by a subsoil which is more clayey than that in the other communal appellations which lie by the river, the wine here attains a distinctive individuality : a very rich tannic structure, a fine deep red colour and an exceptional backbone with aromas of great finesse. Production conditions (Decree dated September 11, 1936): In order to have the right to the Saint-Estèphe appellation of controlled origin, red wines must: - come from the communes of Saint-Estèphe, "excluding any parcels in that area which are situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils", - satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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