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Montrose 1888

Château Montrose, Bordeaux, France

Château Montrose
Bordeaux France
  • 95
    Points
  • The 1 232 best
    of 3 290 954
    wines globally
  • 2 Pros of
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    this wine
466 95
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  • Country ranking ?

    1 073

  • Producer ranking ?

    33

  • Decanting time

    45min

  • When to drink

    Now

  • Food Pairing

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The result of rigorous selection at each stage of production, in both the vineyard and the winery, this great, predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon wine is typical of the Saint-Estèphe appellation. Structured and tannic but with all the elegance and refinement of a Grand Cru Classé, with time it develops a delicate and complex bouquet.

The wines have considerable ageing potential and are exceptionally long-lived. Certain vintages (1921, 1929, 1...

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This one had a (surprise) deep, complex nose. Again, I got the bottom of the bottle, being the youngest in attendance, I suppose, or just some luck of the draw. The nose had meat, chocolate, earth, leather, and snappy fresh green vegetables such as green pepper and cucumber. Chocolate and molasses rounded out the nose, and the excellent palate was gravelly with lots of coffee and mineral flavors, a touch of confectioners, and some gateau-like action. For 117 years old, it was pretty damn good. Torn between 94 and 95 points, I split it down the middle

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Château Montrose 1888 / Mid clear fox red. Sweet, tender, gentle. Wonderfully hedonistic. Liquorice again. Very Montrose – with a real core of rosy sweet fruit. Very rich, racy and thoroughbred – just like a wonderfully sinewy racehorse. Shiny. Not unlike the marvellous 1911. There was an extraordinary variation between the paleness at the top of the bottle and the dark graininess of the sediment at the bottom. Bravo!

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St. Estephe, Bordeaux
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