2009 Château Montrose
Red Bordeaux Blend
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
(Ch Montrose St-Estèphe Red) Subscribe to see review text.
10/5/2023, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Jeb Dunnuck
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Up From The Cellar No. 21 & Misc. New Releases, 5/22/2023, (See more on JebDunnuck.com...)
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
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By Elin McCoy
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Château Montrose: producer profile, 5/21/2019, (See more on Decanter...)
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By James Suckling
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3/11/2019, (See more on JamesSuckling.com...)
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By Neal Martin
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By Neal Martin
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A Test Of Greatness: 2009 Bordeaux Ten Years On (March 2019), 3/1/2019, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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2/14/2019, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
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Bordeaux 2009 10 years on, 2/7/2019, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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2/7/2019, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Decanter
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By Panel Tasting
(Château Montrose, St-Estèphe, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.
Montrose Vertical, 3/29/2017, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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7/15/2015, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
The WINEFRONT
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By Mike Bennie
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11/26/2013, (See more on The WINEFRONT...)
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By David Lawrason
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By John Szabo, MS
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11/21/2013, (See more on WineAlign...)
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By Richard Hemming, MW
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11/20/2013, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Chris Kissack
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November 2013, 11/1/2013, (See more on Winedoctor...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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1/17/2013, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
The World of Fine Wine
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June 2010, Issue #28, (See more on The World of Fine Wine...)
(Château Montrose 2ème Cru) Login and sign up and see review text.
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By Ian D'Agata
(Chateau Montrose Saint Estephe) Login and sign up and see review text.
May/June 2010, IWC Issue #150, (See more on Vinous...)
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4/1/2010, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
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Mar/Apr 2010, Issue #26, The 2009 Bordeaux Vintage- Futures’ Glory?
Decanter
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By Panel Tasting
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2009
- TypeRed
- ProducerChâteau Montrose
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Estèphe
- Display optionsDefault
- UPC/EAN Code031259043678, 0400006550354, 3258691277783, 3364420050364, 400000987569, 400009798807, 616773413604, 9300633311599
5/4/2024 - slaughterer Likes this wine: 100 Points
Opened the bottle in the morning, decanted two hours before drinking. Color: extremely dark red-black. On the nose sweet cassis, red currant, eucalyptus, fresh mint, milk chocolate, very balanced, intense and in full harmony. On the palate fresh red currant, mulberry, fruit dominating over cassis and minerals, but not too sweet. Chocolate overtones kick in an hour after serving. Ultra polished tannins, very soft, not a trace of rawness, velvety mouthfeel, and very long. A perfect fine wine of racy finesse at the beginning of its drinking window. So different from many of the highly-structured-power-Montrose-wines of the past. Absolutely gorgeous.
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4/19/2024 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine:
This seems to have closed up some since another bottle I had a year ago. Serious concentration but all black fruit and wood. Maybe in 5-10 years this will be awesome.
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4/17/2024 - drjb Likes this wine: 98 Points
At Wine Group Dinner 203, Harveys Bistro - 2009 Left Bank. This opened beautifully with a deep pure crimson colour and a soaring nose of blackcurrants, garnet plums, dark raspberries, dark chocolate, cedar and charcoal with touches of white flowers. The palate is rich and layered with a Latour-like strictness that provides great length, purity and nuance. This is great wine.
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4/13/2024 - MarcVH wrote: 98 Points
Tasted next to Pontet Canet 2009 and Pavie 2009 this Montrose was simply brilliant. Still young but already so good. This will become a "perfect" wine in 10-15 years from now but it is already Champions League level. Incredible nose of dark forest fruits, graphite, vanilla and what a smoothness and silk in terms of mouthfeel. Great length and complexity. Big wine.
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4/10/2024 - garymouton Likes this wine:
Four hour double decant, but this wine was still very tight for me. I was struggling to get primary fruit here let alone some of the secondary characteristics some have described. It certainly has all the structure to be a great wine, but I am not touching another bottle until 2030 at the earliest. Did not have with food, which might have softened the tannins. Bought on release.
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