2016 Château Montrose

Community Tasting Notes (37) Avg Score: 96.3 points

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  4/6/2024 - vulgar little monkey wrote: 92 Points

  I opened this in the early afternoon and followed over the day into dinner. I drink very little Bordeaux and almost none this young anymore so I lack a little context for what I was drinking. I grabbed a Montrose because I’ve been intrigued by what folks have said about the wine in recent vintages. Well, I was reminded what the word “backward” means wrt wine. It did open up over the course of the evening and worked pretty well with a ribeye. What struck me is how buried the fruit was by the structure, loads of tannin but fairly fine grained and plenty of acidity. It was really compact and unyielding the entire time, more of an intellectual exercise rather than a pleasurable one. There were moments when the fruit would linger on the palate or a note of graphite would really come to the fore and there was good mineral twang. I think folks are right, that this will be a really good wine in time. The question for me is do I want to dedicate cellar space to it or is it a wine that I can pick up in 10 years for nominally the same price. Maybe I owe it to my 2016 daughter to salt away a case. IDK, even after spending a day with this wine and discussing it with other wine people I don't feel any closer to having a great read on it.

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  3/2/2024 - Fatty Cat wrote: 96 Points

  Early Mar 2024, Rheingau Gourmet Festival, rarity diner “25 vintages of Chateau Montrose”: according to the sommelier double decanted for up to 6 hours!; deep purple color; rich bouquet of cassis, blueberry, cranberry, and cherries with sprinkles of chocolate and herbs; noble lush and smooth texture; medium/full body. 96+/100
  
  Best vintage of flight IV.
  
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  2/29/2024 - nywine68 wrote: 93 Points

  Vinous Icons of Bordeaux with Neal Martin (Legacy Records, New York City): Difficult to judge he wine this young. Tannins are in the foreground but they don't obscure the bright red fruit. This leads with ripe fruit rather than earthy complexity at this young age. Clearly has great potential and is likely to warrant a higher score in a few years.

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  8/23/2023 - stschutz Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Extreme purity of fruit, wave after wave of velvety tannins, finish lasting a minute or more, and only got better with time in the glass. This wine will last and evolve for decades to come, and may even be better to wait a few more years before opening the next bottle. With Katie and Tim on the porch.

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  8/18/2023 - Musinus wrote: 97 Points

  A viscous, medium purple elixir that exudes high-toned and lush aromas of blueberry, currant, dark chocolate, graphite, licorice, roasted meats, and violets. Well-balanced and with a dense core of blue-fruit and dark plum extracts flecked with graphite, this lithe beauty adroitly waltzes across the palate. Though weightless, the persistent impression just melts over the tongue. Another five+ years are needed for prime pleasure.

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