1989 Château Montrose

Community Tasting Notes (533) Avg Score: 94.8 points

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  4/8/2024 - Victor Horsley wrote:

  Needs a lot of time to open.

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  4/5/2024 - Ernestas Likes this wine: 98 Points

  A thrilling St. Estephe, so smoky & animalistic that many of us went directly to N. Rhone. So youthful, wow… according to Jeff Leve it is finally in its drinking window since last year. A blend of 65% CS, 25% Merlot & 10% CF. Explosive intensity aroma of smoked meat, cigar box, earth, smoky prunes, cassis, leather, touch of barn & garrigue. Full body, echoing delightful smokiness from aroma layered with saline earthy red and black fruits, mild dustiness, sublime complexity and concentration, soft medium tannins.

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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 3 hours; deep crimson color; thriving bouquet of cassis, cherries, mint and herbs; smooth, round, and fruity texture.
  
  Outstanding Montrose 1989, however, one step behind the 1990 vintage.
  
  Vintages of flight II:
  1975 - 1986 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1994 - 1996

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  2/24/2024 - sdr Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Almost freakishly good, apotheosis of St. Estèphe mature glory. Medium ruby, amber edge. Majorly intense on nose and palate. The blackest of fruit, juicy acidity, firm integrated slightly coarse tannins, great length. Cannot improve but it doesn’t have to. While it may not fade any time soon there is no reason to wait if you want to catch it at peak. The ‘89 seems more consistent and just as good as the (in)famous 1990 version.

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  1/12/2024 - dream Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This bottle was stubborn to come around even after a 5-hour double-decant. It opened more in the glass to reveal a fabulous depth of black fruits and lots of earthy, rustic depth. The texture was seamless and the finish showed still strong and slightly coarse tannins. There is a wonderful complexity developing here with notes of Asian spices, dark tilled earth and horse leathers. This bottle, at least, could use more time but love the terroir that's starting to show here. 94+

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