2023 Château Montrose, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

Description

Blend: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon; 21% Merlot; 4% Cabernet Franc.

This is an astonishing and completely compelling Montrose. The decision to use fruit only from the original blocks on the Terrace 4 gravels has retained the château’s superstructure of iron and tannin. Yet it has also infused it with something more polished and steelier, while adding a cool graphite, blueberry and floral character. There are many layers of complexity to this wine, and it will age superbly. Most of all, it acts as a wonderful example of the finesse, power and balance of the best Cabernet Sauvignons in this vintage. Montrose is all about the small details nowadays, and every sip reveals another nuance. This is very fine indeed.

Drink 2032 - 2065

Our score: 19/20

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red

Sweetness Dry

Vintage 2023

Maturity Not ready

Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (75%), Cabernet Franc (4%), Merlot (21%)

Body Full Bodied

Producer Château Montrose

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

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

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Saint-Estèphe

Saint-Estèphe is the northernmost of the most important communes of the Médoc, bordering Pauillac on its southernmost border, with only a gully and stream separating it from Ch. Lafite Rothschild. The wines can appear austere in youth, but the best typically display good depth of colour, pronounced acidity and tannins in youth, and are exceptionally long-lived. At their best, they are the equal of almost any Bordeaux.

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