Château Montrose

St-Estèphe 2nd Growth 2012

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  Vintage 2012
  92 points

The 2012 Montrose (57% Cabernet Sauvignon and 37% Merlot), is rich, broad, and dense ruby/purple, with substantial tannins still to shed. It is a rather masculine, medium to full-bodied Montrose, with cassis, crushed rock and spice. This wine will need bottle age because of the tannin profile, should hit its prime in another 7-8 years, and last for another 20-25. This is another wine with the alcohol pushing an impressive 14% and a finished pH of 3.7 – two characteristics of a very ripe, high-quality vintage.

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  Vintage 2012
  94 points

Deep colour. Dark berry, black olive, ginger aromas with liquorice notes. Impressively concentrated and inky with cassis, dark chocolate flavours and plush graphite tannins. Fruit dissolves away at the finish leaving a long cedary tannin plume (Barrel)