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18 Rene Gabriel
57 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 37 % Merlot, 5 % Cabernet Franc, 1 % Petit Verdot. 53 % Selektion als Grand Vin. Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Kaffee, Lakritze, schwarze Oliven, feine Rauchnoten, blumige Töne, dahinter eine trockene, stützende Frucht aufweisend, gibt sich nicht so reserviert wie sonst bei den Primeurproben. Im Gaumen kompakt, fleischig, fordernde Adstringenz, noch leicht mehlig in den Tanninen. (18/2020). Ich war erstaunt bei einem Besuch, dass er schon recht präsent war und auch nicht so Montrosehart wie frühere Jahrgänge. Also kann man da vielleicht schon bald Spass haben. Zu einem noch recht vernünftigen Preis.
93 Robert Parker
Tasted at the château, the 2012 Montrose is a blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot picked between 24 September and 20 October. It underwent a particularly long maceration period between 26 and 28 days. It offers more fruit intensity than the 2011 Montrose with blackberry, raspberry and bilberry scents, quite backward and primal yet well defined. The aromatics almost mock you because returning after ten minutes, there are glimpses of underlying dried herb and mineral notes. The palate is medium-bodied, intense and very focused, clearly with more depth and sinew than the 2011, yet displaying impressive precision and energy on the finish, which bodes well for the long-term. Tasted September 2016.<br/>
92 Wine Spectator
Features lively and pure blackberry, fig and plum fruit, lined with enticing singed mesquite, bramble and tar accents. The muscular, tarry finish shows a twinge of austere chalkiness, but there's ample flesh for balance. Best from 2017 through 2025. 18,333 cases made. –JM
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Château Montrose
Producing outstanding Bordeaux year after year, this 95-hectare property, Château Montrose is a classified Second Growth in the Saint-Estèphe hierarchy. Just north of Pauillac, Montrose is ideally-situated on a gravelly, well-drained plot that runs along the Gironde estuary for over a kilometer. The local microclimate, unique to Montrose works to mitigate temperatures, protecting the vines from devastating frosts as well as equally destructive heatwaves. The patchwork of a vineyard, planted on the world’s most privileged winegrowing terroirs, has been owned by Martin and Olivier Bouygues since 2006. In 2012 they brought in Hervé Berland, the former managing director of Mouton Rothschild to act as estate manager. This spectacular Saint-Estèphe château crafts three wines, they are immense, powerful, dense and long-lived. The leading wine, Montrose is a monumental fleshy, and persuasive red.