Tasting Notes
Vinous 96
The 2016 Montrose has an intense bouquet with blackberry, raspberry and touches of undergrowth, gaining delineation in the glass, a little more tertiary in style. The palate is very well balanced, with fine tannins, just a judicious touch of black pepper, gentle grip and a very persistent finish. Though it does not quite have the panache of others. Tasted at Bordeaux Index’s 10-Year-On tasting.
Anticipated maturity: 2030-2060
Wine Advocate 99
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2016 Montrose is a little youthfully shy to begin, but with coaxing, it unfurls to reveal the most beguiling scents of wilted roses, oolong tea, crushed rocks, wild sage, star anise and candied violets over a wonderfully pristine, well-defined core of crushed blackcurrants, black raspberries and kirsch plus wafts of pencil lead and wood smoke. The taut, muscular, medium to full-bodied palate straddles jaw-dropping intensity and finesse superbly, featuring a solid backbone of ripe tannins and giving a firm frame right through the incredibly long, exquisitely nuanced finish.
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2060