2012 Chateau Montrose, Saint-Estephe, Magnum (1.5L), [Slightly Nicked Label]
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94LP94VM94JA
Critic key
LP = Lisa Perrotti-BrownVM = Vinous MediaJA = Jane Anson
- Rating
- LP94/VM94/JA94
- Producer
- Montrose
- Vintage
- 2012
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint-Estephe
- Country
- France
- Classification
- 2eme Cru Classe
- Format
- Magnum
- Volume
- 1500mL
- ABV
- 14.0
- Type
- Still
- Color
- Red
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Product Description
LP94 "The 2012 Montrose is medium to deep garnet colored. It needs a little coaxing to draw out scents of baked plums, Christmas cake, and cassis with hints of dried herbs, cracked black pepper, and pencil lead. The medium-bodied palate has taut, muscular black fruits with a firm, grainy texture and an earthy finish. It needs time!" LPB for TWI Feb 2023
VM94 The 2012 Montrose has a taut and focused bouquet with crisp blackberry, tobacco and light earthy scents on the nose. Fine vigour and class evident here. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannins on the entry, fine acidity, lightly spiced with a nicely proportioned and focused finish. This is a solid, almost swarthy Montrose, though it is surpassed by more recent vintages. Tasted twice at Bordeaux Index's Ten Year-On tasting and blind at the Southwold Ten-Year On tasting.
JA94 Muscular tannins, bitter chocolate shavings. Feels upright and military, the polar opposite to Cos d'Estournel, in the way that Mouton is so different to Lafite. It's enjoyable, has a long life ahead, still austere at 10 years old, tobacco, cigar, you feel the architecture and the confidence as it sretches out through the palate, successful but reserved. Harvest September 24 to October 20.
VM94 The 2012 Montrose has a taut and focused bouquet with crisp blackberry, tobacco and light earthy scents on the nose. Fine vigour and class evident here. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannins on the entry, fine acidity, lightly spiced with a nicely proportioned and focused finish. This is a solid, almost swarthy Montrose, though it is surpassed by more recent vintages. Tasted twice at Bordeaux Index's Ten Year-On tasting and blind at the Southwold Ten-Year On tasting.
JA94 Muscular tannins, bitter chocolate shavings. Feels upright and military, the polar opposite to Cos d'Estournel, in the way that Mouton is so different to Lafite. It's enjoyable, has a long life ahead, still austere at 10 years old, tobacco, cigar, you feel the architecture and the confidence as it sretches out through the palate, successful but reserved. Harvest September 24 to October 20.