SPOTLIGHT ON... Chateau Montrose 2010

by CloMlr

2015-10-29

OWNER

Chateau Montrose

APPELLATION

Saint-Estephe

BLEND

Bordeaux Red Blend

AVERAGE SCORE

95/100

CRITICS REVIEW

'This is considered to be among the greatest vintages ever made in Montrose, right up with the 1929, 1945, 1947, 1959, 1961, 1989, 1990 and 2009. Harvest was October 15 to 17. The wine has really come on since I last tasted it, and it needs at least another 10 years of cellaring. The blend was 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. The wine is opaque black/blue, with an incredible nose of blueberry and blackberry liqueur, with hints of incense, licorice, and acacia flowers. Tannins are incredibly sweet and very present. The wine is full-bodied, even massive, with great purity, depth and a finish that goes on close to a minute. This is a 50- to 75-year-old wine that will repay handsomely those with good aging genes.'

100 points - Robert Parker

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PRODUCER PROFILE

Area under vines   95 hectares
Soils   deep, large size gravel with sand and a small amount of clay
Average age of the vines   40 years
Production   400 000 bottles a year
Planting density   9000 vines/ha
Ageing in 60% new oak barrels for 16 to 18 months