1989 Château Montrose

Community Tasting Notes (534) Avg Score: 94.8 points

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  4/20/2024 - jjones Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Still needs a minimum of 2 hours to begin to open. Wonderfully complex nose of cedar, red current, earth, meat and leather. In the mouth, correspondingly complex. Mix of red and dark fruit. Tannins present, but soft. Long beautiful finish.

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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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