James Suckling: 98-99 100 Punkte »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.« Falstaff: 98 100 Punkte »Tiefdunkles
Rubingranat opaker Kern violette Reflexe zarte Randaufhellung. Reife dunkle Beerenfrucht
feine Edelholzwürze reife Pflaumen feines Nougat zart nach kandierten Orangenzesten. Saftig
elegant mineralisch extraktsüßer Kern frisch strukturiert finessenreich und gut anhaltend
reife Herzkirschen im Abgang sicheres Entwicklungspotenzial.« Decanter: 97 100 Punkte »This
is wonderfully rich with the precision of 2016 but the seductive quality of 2009. It feels
architectural in the way that truly great vintages do in the Médoc and it seems to have
consumed its alcohol rather effortlessly. There's plenty of liquorice and exuberant but well
buttoned-down brushed damson and cassis pit notes that maintain the signature of Montrose. You
can see the concentration in the legs and in the depth of the colour. 20% press wine was added
which is typical here but the vintage yielded an extremely low 25hl ha due partly to drought
partly to mildew and partly to coulure - with drought accounting for most of that The
Cabernets were affected more than the Merlots because of the later harvesting (which ran from
17 September to 5 October) which meant careful sorting was essential. A good 3.7pH has
definitely helped it maintain its balance and sense of minerality but for me the 2016 remains
the one to beat. 2% Petit Verdot makes up the blend. Phenolic count of 81IPT. Drinking Window
2028 - 2042« Wine Enthusiast: 96-98 100 Punkte »Barrel Sample. This superb wine offers
intense spicy tannins and rich black fruits that yield an impressive ageworthy bottling. Its
black plum flavor and juicy acidity are enhanced by the firm tannins with a touch of nutmeg on
the finish.« Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 96-98 100 Punkte »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!«
Weinwisser: 19 5 20 »72 % Cabernet Sauvignon 20 % Merlot 6 % Cabernet Franc 2 % Petit
Verdot. 14.5 % vol. Sattes Purpurgranat mit violettem Rand. Sehr komplexes Bouquet mit
schwarzbeeriger Frucht Wildkirsche Holunderessenz Kardamom und Schlehensaft. Im zweiten
Ansatz Eisenkraut Veilchen und schwarze Oliven. Am kräftigen Gaumen mit vielschichtiger und
seidi- ger Textur dahinter ein typischer zupackender Montrose ein dich- tes Muskelpaket. Im
komprimier- ten dicht verwobenen Finale mit tiefschürfender Mineralik Graphit schwarzbeerige
Frucht und Bleistiftmine. Dieser Gigant ist mit einem unglaublichen Lagerpotenzial ausgestattet
und kann in der perfekten Trinkreife die Höchstwertung erreichen. Trinken 2030 bis 2058« Bitte
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