Château Montrose, Ch. Montrose 2009, 100/100 Parker, tasted Aug. 2022

100 / 100 Robert Parker
Harvested between September 17 and October 5, this wine seems always open for business, so to speak, much like the great 1982s. The summer of 2009 was very hot and dry, which got the harvest off to a reasonably early start. The blend was 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Jean Bernard Delmas’ goal was to find perfect equilibrium between freshness and concentration, given its incredible opulence and the voluptuous character this vintage offered. That’s what this wine has in abundance. With an astounding dense purple color, the wine has velvety, sweet tannins, and an extremely open-knit and opulent blueberry, blackberry and creme de cassis nose. There is scorched earth, vanilla and, again, telltale licorice and spice. It is unctuously textured – thicker and juicier than the 2010 and more forward. This wine should come into its own in another five years. And again, it has at least 50+ years of aging potential.
Wine Advocate #214 Aug 2014

97 / 100 Wine Spectator
A bit of a brute, with a very chewy bittersweet ganache, tobacco and roasted fig core splayed open right now by a dagger of roasted apple wood, allspice and cedar. Long and dense through the finish, with a strong singed iron edge. The stuffing is certainly there, but this will take a while to come together as it's running unbridled right now. Proves you can still get classic old-school Bordeaux. Best from 2020 through 2040. 17,000 cases made. –JM
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17 / 20 Jancis Robinson
Deep, saturated ruby. Dense fruit character with loads of pure black fruit and a ripeness suggesting New World. There is a slight leafiness too. Modern, sleek and smooth. Lots of alcohol and perhaps not quite enough weight to carry it? Falls away on the finish – doesn’t seem to develop and express as well as it should.
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