Chateau Montrose Saint Estephe 2eme Cru 2019

 98 Punkte Falstaff
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.

97 Punkte Parker
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.

97 Punkte James Suckling
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.

96 Punkte Wine Spectator
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.