James Suckling über den Chateau Montrose 2019 Saint Estephe:
19 Jan, 2022 – Blueberries, cracked white and black pepper with dried flowers. Some crushed stone and slate, too. Full-bodied with tannins that grow on the palate and continue on. It’s polished and very fine with lovely length. Drink after 2027.
Der Chateau Montrose 2019 Saint Estephe am Gaumen der Falstaff-Verköstiger:
Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feines Edelholz, dunkle Beerenfrucht, ein Hauch von dunklen Herzkirschen und Orangenzesten. Saftig, komplex, engmaschig, feine Süße, reife, kraftvolle Tannine, relativ präsente Säure, mineralisch und anhaftend, etwas Nougat im Abgang, salzig, ein stoffiger und zugleich finessenreicher Speisenbegleiter mit sicherem Zukunftspotenzial und kühlem Charme.
Jeb Dunnuck im April 2022:
The flagship 2019 Château Montrose is also brilliant, although it's not going to match the all-time greats from this estate. Gorgeous cassis, graphite, damp earth, cedar pencil, and tobacco are just some of the nuances here, and it's medium to full-bodied, with a pure, graceful, layered mouthfeel, building tannins, and a great finish. It doesn't have the overall density or mid-palate of the 2018 or 2016, but it’s flawlessly balanced and just incredibly impressive. Showing more and more tannins with time in the glass, it will need a decade of bottle age and will evolve for 30+ years.
William Kelley im April 2022:
The 2019 Montrose has turned out very well in bottle, wafting from the glass with a dramatic, perfumed bouquet of wild berries and cassis mingled with notions of lilac, violets, pencil shavings and warm spices, framed by nicely integrated new oak. Full-bodied, layered and seamless, it's deep and multidimensional, with lively acids, beautifully refined tannins and a long, resonant finish. Checking in at 14.4% alcohol (rather higher than, for example, the brilliant 2009's 13.7% or the 2016's 13.3%), this is an undeniably powerful, ripe Montrose, but for now everything appears to be kept in check.
Antonio Galloni (Vinous) bewertet den Chateau Montrose 2019 Saint Estephe:
The 2019 Montrose is very clearly one of the wines of the vintage. Rich, inky and towering in concentration, the 2019 possesses off the charts intensity and tons of structure to back it up. Succulent black cherry, plum, tobacco, gravel and licorice infuse the 2019 with striking depth. The 2019 is not quite as opulent as some recent vintages, and that's a good thing. Readers will find a regal wine that marries elegance with power. Unforgettable. Tasted two times.
Und Neal Martin (Vinous) zum Chateau Montrose 2019 Saint Estephe:
The 2019 Montrose was bottled in July 2021, and though I did not taste it en primeur, I did sample it just prior to bottling and then after, in September 2021. It was picked from September 19 to October 8, with a similar percentage of Merlot to the 2009 (30% compared to around 25% due to the ripeness). At 14.4% alcohol, it has lower alcohol than the 2018 (14.8%). The Merlot guides the nose, which is a little more flamboyant than usual for Montrose, and very pure, offering small black cherries, black currant, wild mint and just a hint of camphor. The palate is medium-bodied, spicy and vibrant, with a silky-smooth texture and a touch of peppercorn on the entry. There is wonderful tension throughout this Montrose, and gentle grip on the finish. Will this vintage be more approachable than the 2018?
Für den Wine Spectator verköstigte James Molesworth den Chateau Montrose 2019 Saint Estephe:
Gleich auf mit den Jahrgängen 2016 und 1989!
Lush and lovely, showing a mix of creamed loganberry, plum, boysenberry and mulberry flavors that borders on exotic, but everything stays harnessed by sleek floral and iron notes through the finish. This has ample structure for balance that's well-embedded in the fruit, making this seemingly approachable now but there's absolutely no rush. A beauty. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2023 through 2040.
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.
