2009 Chateau Montrose - St. Estephe (750ml) Ex-Chateau Release PRE ARRIVAL
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One of the most celebrated Bordeaux vintages of the modern era — and the wine that cemented Montrose's status as a true "super second." The 2009 received a perfect 100-point score from Robert Parker at the Wine Advocate, catapulting Montrose into the global spotlight and drawing immediate comparisons to the legendary 1990. The nose is glorious — Black Forest cake, licorice, crème de cassis, warm blueberries, charcoal, truffles, tapenade, and menthol. Full-bodied, rich, and super concentrated on the palate, yet superbly harmonious, with a firm backbone of ripe, grainy tannins and wonderful freshness, finishing long and mineral-laced. Fresh and concentrated, with ripe cassis, sweet vanilla bean, and black pepper spice alongside robust tannins — everything you wish for in a Montrose. Now 16 years old and entering its drinking window, yet built to evolve for decades more. A once-in-a-generation wine direct from the château. Drink 2025–2060.
100 Points
"A brilliant wine that stands out as one of the high points of the vintage, the 2009 Montrose unwinds in the glass with a rich and incipiently complex bouquet of dark berries, cigar wrapper and loamy soil, framed by a deftly judged touch of new oak. Full-bodied, broad and enveloping, it's a velvety, layered and impressively dynamic wine that's deep and concentrated, exhibiting terrific balance and a long, resonant finish. While it is still five or six years away from showing all its cards, I have drunk this benchmark for contemporary Montrose with immense pleasure three times this year. In style, it's hard to find an obvious comparison (and I have drunk Montrose back to 1895), but I would be inclined to invoke a fresher, more complete and more powerful version of the estate's very successful 2003."
One of the most celebrated Bordeaux vintages of the modern era — and the wine that cemented Montrose's status as a true "super second." The 2009 received a perfect 100-point score from Robert Parker at the Wine Advocate, catapulting Montrose into the global spotlight and drawing immediate comparisons to the legendary 1990. The nose is glorious — Black Forest cake, licorice, crème de cassis, warm blueberries, charcoal, truffles, tapenade, and menthol. Full-bodied, rich, and super concentrated on the palate, yet superbly harmonious, with a firm backbone of ripe, grainy tannins and wonderful freshness, finishing long and mineral-laced. Fresh and concentrated, with ripe cassis, sweet vanilla bean, and black pepper spice alongside robust tannins — everything you wish for in a Montrose. Now 16 years old and entering its drinking window, yet built to evolve for decades more. A once-in-a-generation wine direct from the château. Drink 2025–2060.
100 Points
"A brilliant wine that stands out as one of the high points of the vintage, the 2009 Montrose unwinds in the glass with a rich and incipiently complex bouquet of dark berries, cigar wrapper and loamy soil, framed by a deftly judged touch of new oak. Full-bodied, broad and enveloping, it's a velvety, layered and impressively dynamic wine that's deep and concentrated, exhibiting terrific balance and a long, resonant finish. While it is still five or six years away from showing all its cards, I have drunk this benchmark for contemporary Montrose with immense pleasure three times this year. In style, it's hard to find an obvious comparison (and I have drunk Montrose back to 1895), but I would be inclined to invoke a fresher, more complete and more powerful version of the estate's very successful 2003."
