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2011 Château Montrose, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (63%),Merlot (22%),Cabernet Franc (12%),Petit Verdot (3%)
Neal Martin MW
90/100
18/20
Robert Parker
91-93/100
James Molesworth
91-94/100
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2011 Château Montrose, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

Description

We usually struggle with tasting Montrose this early on in its life. It’s not only because it is the most Northerly “Super Second” and really tends to need that shot of Indian Summer to finish it off, but you also try a couple of their other wines first, which are ok but very firm, structured, tannic and ungenerous affairs and when you come to taste La Dame and the Grand Vin your mouth is coated with high levels of tannin and acidity.

However, this year, the Grand Vin brushes away everything in its path with its rich, multidimensional, complex, and, honestly, glorious weight, power and fruit. The team was a little split on this, but this Montrose, for me is more subtle and refined and consequently far more rewarding than the dynamic duo of 2009/2010. It may also surprise us with a reasonably affordable price. Fabulous.

Simon Staples, Asia Wine Director, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2011
Alcohol % 13
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (63%),Merlot (22%),Cabernet Franc (12%),Petit Verdot (3%)
Body Full Bodied
Property Château Montrose

Critics reviews

Neal Martin MW 90/100
Tasted at the chteau, the 2011 Montrose is a blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot picked between 2-27 September. The nose does not possess the exuberance of the 2008, a little conservative and lacking personality by comparison. It does repay aeration though and after some time, there are attractive cold stone/limestone notes that begin to emerge. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, grippy tannin. It is a solid Montrose, quite stout, perhaps not the greatest fun you will ever have with a Claret, yet with admirable depth on the lightly spiced, cedar-infused finish. Whilst I prefer the 2008 Montrose, the 2011 is a decent off-vintage that should offer 20 years of drinking pleasure. Tasted September 2016.Neil Martin - 31/03/2017
Neal Martin MW, (Mar 2017)
18/20
Lovely restrained fragrance of Cabernet fruit with an iron backbone, classic depth and firmness of a great Montrose.
Decanter.com
Robert Parker 91-93/100
A strong effort, the 2011 Montrose exhibits a dense ruby/purple color in addition to abundant black currant and boysenberry fruit notes intermixed with white chocolate, damp earth, truffle and camphor. Medium to full-bodied with sweet tannin and impressive concentration, this blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot hit nearly 13% natural alcohol (relatively high in Bordeaux, but lower than the 13.2% in 2009 and 13.8% in 2010). The 2011 should drink well for 15 or more years. robert_parker - Wine Advocate #200 - Apr 2012
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Apr 2012)
James Molesworth 91-94/100
This has aromatic range and depth of fruit, offering enticing dark currant, plum and blackberry notes that show lots of savory herb and racy chalk notes, with a long, gravelly finish. A terrific effort in one of the more heterogeneous appellations of the vintage. Wine Spectator's 2011 Top-Scoring Red Bordeaux james_molesworth, Wine Spectator, April 5, 2012
James Molesworth, WineSpectator.com (Apr 2012)

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Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.

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