2015 Château Montrose

Red Bordeaux Blend

Jeff Leve wrote: 95 points

April 19, 2016 - Showing a good depth of color, the tobacco, cassis, boysenberry and spice-filled aromatics are hard to avoid. Full-bodied and concentrated, there is a lot of power and tannin to contend with this year. It's going to take time for this wine to become civilized. The finish packs a large bushel of ripe, sweet fruit and flavor along with tannins in every mouthful. Representing 36% of the production, the blend consists of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc. This wine reached 13.4% alcohol with a pH of 3.6 and the harvest took place between September 15 and October 8. Montrose which is on top of its game these days can fool you. It can be a bit hard to get a read on some vintages in their youth, making it is quite possible this wine could end up much better when it is in bottle. It would not be the first time that happened. I can tell you that from personal experience. 94 - 96 Pts

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Fred_Bo commented:

2/9/17, 1:46 AM - So is this a contender to the 2009/2010 vintages from Montrose?
Jeff Leve commented:

2/9/17, 7:30 AM - While 2015 Montrose is a good wine, 2009 and 2010 are much better wines. 2014 might turn out better than 2015 as well. For pure quality, character and style, 2009 is perhaps the best wine ever produced at Montrose, IMO. I hear 2016 is also quite strong. I'll taste it in April!
Fred_Bo commented:

2/10/17, 4:22 AM - Thank you for your thoughts! I hope it turns out great once bottled. Bought a few cases en primeur.