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Tasting notes
Vinfolio, Apr 2025

Montrose is one of the stars of 2024. The nose combines graphite with earthy tones and a floral lift. Violets, blackcurrant leaf and dainty berry fruit build, leading to a palate that is layered and textured. There’s a lush intensity to the wine, with concentrated red cherry, mouth-watering acidity and an earthy minerality. This is a wine of finesse, yet with firm power, the silken fruit framed by a refined tannin structure. Long and complex, this is a wine of serious calibre. Aged in 60% new oak, 13% alcohol and 3.56pH. Blend: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc

Critic Scores

Critic scores
95
95/100

Average Score

94
93-95+/100

William Kelley, Wine Advocate

95
95/100

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

More reviews and scores

96 - 98+ points
Colin Hay, The Drinks Business
Score 96-98+/100 · Colin Hay, The Drinks Business, May 2025

(St-Estèphe; 80% Cabernet Sauvignon; 17% Merlot; 3% Cabernet Franc; a final yield of 38 hl/ha with no problems of slow or uneven floraison up here in the north of the Médoc – a little loss on the Merlot due to mildew; around 15% vin de presse; IPT 77; organic certification will come this year; a colossal amount of work with up to 200 people working in the vineyards at many periods during the season; 24 treatments against mildew, a record here; sorting was less important here because of the work already performed in the vineyard; 90 different lots vinified separately because of the reasonably good yields; tasted at the property with Vincent Decup). Sourced exclusively from Terrace 4, the first part of the property to be planted well before the classification. Tasted just after Terrace III, it is difficult to imagine that this could be better. It is. Even more intense in its florality. Again, wisteria and now with a little iris too. Many wines of the vintage have a bulby character to their florality. Not here. This is all about the petals. It’s very delicate. There’s a hint of violet too but it doesn’t overpower the more subtle floral notes that feel very natural and that take the limelight. Graphite and deep dark berry fruits on the palate – black berries, brambles and mulberries. A little red cherry. The fruit profile is rather more familiar than for the Terrace III wine. There’s more gravitas, depth and profundity too. The wine also seems to gather more towards the bottom of the mouth and has more amplitude in its depth. It’s a little more serious but never austere. I love the contrast. The left-bank wine of the vintage.

94 - 97 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 94-97/100 · Jeb Dunnuck, May 2025

The 2024 Château Montrose is on another level and clearly one of the wines of the vintage. Based on 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Franc, it's aging in 60% new barrels. Gorgeous notes of cassis, violets, graphite, and smoky tobacco all emerge from the glass. Medium to full-bodied, it has remarkable purity, fine yet building tannins, and a great finish. Coming in at 13% alcohol with a pH of 3.5, this estate continues to deliver First Growth quality year after year.

95 - 97+ points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent
Score 95-97+/100 · Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent, May 2025

Deep garnet-purple colored. Prances out with energetic notes of black raspberries, black currant jelly, and kirsch, leading to hints of wet slate, mossy tree bark, dried mint, and forest floor, with a touch of rose oil. The light to medium-bodied palate is like a tightly coiled string, revealing great tension and firm, fine-grained tannins to support, finishing very long and minerally. Nicely done!

About the producer

Château Montrose - producer
Montrose

Ch. Montrose is one of two Second Growths from Saint-Estèphe and one of the most consistent producers in Bordeaux. The wines from this property are both elegant and powerful, and some of the Médoc's most age-worthy .

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