James Suckling bewertet den La Dame de Montrose 2018 Zweitwein von Chateau Montrose wie folgt:

Very dense center palate to the La Dame this year with purity of fruit and round. velvety tannins. Juicy. too. Sexy. Reminds me of the 1989 Montrose!



Lisa Perrotti Brown bewertet den La Dame de Montrose 2018 Zweitwein von Chateau Montrose wie folgt:

Composed of 52% Merlot. 39% Cabernet Sauvignon. 5% Petit Verdot and 4% Cabernet Franc. harvested from September 17 to October 5. the deep garnet-purple colored 2018 La Dame de Montrose delivers a profound nose of baked plums. blackberry preserves and raisin cake with touches of dark chocolate. licorice. Chinese five spice and sandalwood. Full-bodied. rich and opulent in the mouth. it fills the palate with ripe. generous fruit. backed by firm. rounded tannins and seamless freshness. finishing long and spicy.

Antonio Galloni bewertet den La Dame de Montrose 2018 Zweitwein von Chateau Montrose wie folgt:

The 2018 La Dame de Montrose is a wine of pure and total sensuality. Deep. textured and beautifully perfumed. La Dame has so much to offer. Dark red fruit. wild flowers. cedar. sweet tobacco and anise give La Dame striking aromatic presence to play off its rich. layered fruit. Powerful and very Saint-Estèphe in bearing. La Dame is gorgeous in 2018. I won't be surprised if the 2018 turns out even better than this note suggests.

CB Weinhandel bewertet den La Dame de Montrose 2018 Zweitwein von Chateau Montrose wie folgt:
Cuvee: 39 Cabernet Sauvignon / 52 Merlot / 4 Cabernet Franc / 5 Petit Verdot Erntezeitpunkt: zwischen 17. September und 5 October Dichter Kern. kaum Aufhellung zum Rand hin. Die Nase zeigt sich sehr schön offen. mit viel dunkler und reifer Frucht. Cassis. Brombeere etwas Würze und Graphit. Im Mund satt und klar von der Frucht getragen. schöne frische Säure im Finale. und vergibt ihm 90-92+ Punkte.


 

James Suckling bewertet den Chateau Montrose 2018 Saint Estephe wie folgt:

This is a big and muscular wine with great structure and depth of fruit. Blackberry and blueberry character. Hints of fresh leaves. Cool earth. Incredible depth. yet so polished. Concentrated.


Lisa Perrotti Brown bewertet den Chateau Montrose 2018 Saint Estephe wie folgt:

Composed of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon. 20% Merlot. 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. harvested from September 17 to October 5. the 2018 Montrose has a very deep purple-black color and opens with tantalizing notes of crème de cassis. Black Forest cake. hoisin and mocha with nuances of molten licorice. fertile loam. cast iron pan and incense. Big. rich. full and powerful in the mouth. the voluptuous fruit has a rock-solid backbone of very firm. very ripe tannins to match with tons of freshness and an epically long. exotic spice finish. A magnificent monster of a Montrose!

Antonio Galloni bewertet den Chateau Montrose 2018 Saint Estephe wie folgt:

The 2018 Montrose balances finesse and power to a degree I don't think I have seen in a recent young Montrose. The 2018 has plenty of depth. intensity and thrust - all signatures of Montrose - but it also has a striking sense of elegance. Crème de cassis. lavender. spice. menthol and licorice meld together in the glass. Although it is naturally very young. the 2018 Montrose appears to have a tremendous future. The blend is 72% Cabernet Sauvignon. 20% Merlot. 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. which is to say more Cabernet and less Merlot than is the norm. Readers will have to be patient with the 2018. but it is a stellar wine in the making. Montrose presents an en primeur sample aged 100% in new oak (while the final wine is aging in 60% new barrels) to show a wine that is more ready to taste young.

CB Weinhandel bewertet den Chateau Montrose 2018 Saint Estephe wie folgt:
Cuvee: 72 Cabernet Sauvignon / 20 Merlot / 6 Cabernet Franc / 2 Petit Verdot Erntezeitpunkt: zwischen 17. September und 5 October Dichter und kompakter Kern. die Nase ist warm. mit viel reifer schwarzbeeriger Frucht. Am Gaumen sehr einnehmend. viel Frucht auch im Mund zeigend. Seine frische und vitale Säure macht ihn lebendig. Mir persönlich fehlt ein wenig die Tiefe welche der 2016er mitbrachte. Dennoch bin ich mir sicher. dass dieser Montrose während der nächsten Jahre an Kontur gewinnen wird. zur Zeit ist es die pure Power und Frucht die ihn dominiert. und vergibt ihm 94-97 Punkte.


 

Die Bordeaux Subskription 2019 - Primeurs 2019

Jane Anson für das Decanter Magazin
94 Punkte
"The Merlots were so good this year that most have gone into the first wine. giving this a higher percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon than usual and making it a serious Dame de Montrose. with clear ageing potential. Elegant and balanced. with purity and juicy black fruits. It has that savoury Cabernet quality which is very Médocain. this is absolutely one to look out for. packed with estate signature. 30% new oak. 43% of total production. 4% Petit Verdot completes the blend. Lovely new label here also. with rose gold roses across it."

 

Die Bordeaux Subskription 2019 - Primeurs 2019

A great vintage ending in “9”
2019 marked an important step in the progression of our environmental approach. which now concerns the entire vineyard. This year. the good climatic conditions combined with our “green” farming methods enabled us to obtain a beautiful harvest combining quality and quantity. A great vintage ending in “9” and one of the hottest of the past decade. The exceptionally mild and dry winter was marked by temperatures above average for the season. On 13 and 14 April. our vineyard. which benefits from the moderating influence of the estuary. was
spared from frost. The rains in the two first weeks of June led us to fear the development of disease but the vines remained in very good health and we maintained our environmental course. During the two heatwaves in June and July. our clay soils and their great capacity to regulate water allowed the vines to avoid water stress. Full flowering. uniform and quick. took place during the first
week of June. The first signs of colour change appeared from 30 July. A uniform veraison followed. slowed down by cool and rainy weather in August.
Despite some intermittent rain harvest took place under good conditions from 19 September to 8 October. Our intra-plot picking followed by tailor-made vinification allowed us this year to obtain 80 batches of free-run wine and 7 batches of press wine for our blends. The high quality of the Merlot batches allowed us this year. as in 2009. to increase the proportion of this grape variety in the final blend to 30%.

The first tastings suggest a vintage very close to the 2016 with a beautiful structure of ripe. precise. concentrated tannins placing it among the great vintages of Montrose.