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Château Montrose
Bordeaux France
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Montrose 2015

Château Montrose, Bordeaux, France

  • Country ranking ?

    638

  • Producer ranking ?

    15

  • Decanting time

    3h

  • When to drink

    from 2025

  • Food Pairing

Food Pairing

Duck Ragout with Sweet Potato Gnocchi

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Average 95.09 Tb
Red wine, Montrose 2015
Montrose 2015, Château
Montrose, Bordeaux, France,
Red wine

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The 2015 Montrose is a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc that was picked between 15 September and 8 October, the fruit sorted three times using three sorting tables, then an optical sorting machine and finally by hand. Matured in 65% new oak, it possesses some of the best aromatics you will find in the appéllation - billowing blackberry, cassis and boysenberry scents...

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The Story

Back in 1778, Mont Rose wasn’t covered in world-class vines—it was just a gravelly hillside blanketed in wild, purplish-pink heather. In fact, the blooming hill was so bright it actually served as a natural landmark for sailors navigating upriver toward Bordeaux.

That same year, a man named Théodore Dumoulin bought the land. He and his son spent years clearing the brush and planting the very first vines, finally finishing the job in 1815. T...

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Wine Information

2015 started with a colder winter than in previous years. The start of the season, mild and quite sunny, favoured early bud burst. Quick and uniform flowering took place at the start of June thanks to the exceptional climatic conditions. June and July were dry, marked by water stress leading to a clear slow-down in the development of the vine. Véraison took place early and in a very uniform way between 21 July and 10 August. The showers in Sep...

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Vintage 2015

Full report of Bordeaux 2015 by Andrew Caillard MW “Next in line in a great series of vintages; 2000, 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2015.

 

2015 is a wonderful Bordeaux vintage without the hype or hysteria associated with 2009 and 2010. The wines are generally expressive and generous with wonderful concentration and structure. Given another year in barrel, the wines should gain more complexity and fruit volume. Châteaux, in all sub-regions, are e...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

20 tasting notes

Tasting note

ending

Long, Spicy and Alcoholic

flavors

Earthy, Spice, Smoky, Meaty, Mushrooms and Tobacco

nose

Rich and Fresh

taste

Low in Acidity, Balanced, Complex, Full-bodied, Rich, Silky, Fragrant and Drying tannins

Verdict

Fine

Written Notes

Ruby. Scented, detailed nose, spices, anise, some liquorice, intense, layered, cassis, vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, red berries, spices, juicy, detailed, intense, nuanced, dark fruits, incredible depth, stunning length. This has added another layer since my last bottle a few months back. 97

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  • 97p

Deep in colour, the expressive and elegant nose reveals notes of white flowers. On aeration, more complex aromas of ripe black fruit emerge, smoky and toasty. The attack is clean and elegant on the palate, true velvet supported by silky tannins. Very good balance in a very fine and defined wine. The very long finish reveals notes of oak and liquorice.

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Tasted in April 2016. 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc. 13,8% alcohol. "Iron fist in velvet glove" or "wolf in sheep's clothes", boom, big concentration of everything, enormous depth and length, fabulous complexity and richness. Magnifique! Surely in my top ten of 2015 wines. 1. Growth quality!

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  • 99p
Dark purple red with violet hue and black core. Blackberries and sweet elderberries, hints of black cherries, mulberries, vanilla, mild spices, hints of violets in the background. On the palate an opulent and expressive wine with a very elegant character, excellent length and mouthfeel. Elegant and powerful in the same moment, a wine with a very promising future.
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  • 97p
Medium deep colour. Elderberry, blackcurrant herb garden aromas with savoury graphite, black olive notes. Plush richly textured wine yet very balanced and fresh with cassis chocolate, vanilla graphite notes, plentiful ripe tannins, savoury biscuity oak. Finishes chalky firm with and inky long finish. Still elemental but very attractive with plenty of cellaring potential. More volume than Lafite 97 points
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  • 97p
Montrose Saint Estephe - 67% Cabernet Sauvignon 29% Merlot 4% Cabernet Franc Very deep colour, impressive richness on the nose, deep black fruits, tapenade, peppercorn. White pepper, this is cool on the nose, generous, ripe, round fresh, very fine almost unnoticeable tannins on the palate, coffee, dusty and long. Fine for the vintage especially on the left bank. Big selection here it shows in the concentration. This is quite different in style to the Cos, both excellent will be a great comparison. 93- 96/100 2026-2050
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Origin

St. Estephe, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Average

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