2022 Chateau Montrose Saint-Estephe

100 points Wine Advocate

"From barrel, I wrote that 2022 Montrose was so compelling that assigning it a bracketed score seemed a mere formality, and so it has proven. Unwinding in the glass with a deep and brooding bouquet of cassis, wild blueberries, violets, pencil shavings and burning embers, it's full-bodied, deep and dense, somehow marrying all the tannic authority that has long been such a signature of Montrose with a suavity and purity that represents the quintessence of contemporary Bordeaux. The broad, palate-staining finish lasts for more than a minute. This is a profound young wine that readers aren't going to want to miss."

-William Kelley Mar 06, 2025

• Country: France
• Region: Bordeaux
• Appellation: Saint-Estèphe AOC
• Producer: Château Montrose
• Size: 750 ml
• Varietal: 80% Cabernet Sauvignon 17% Merlot 3% Cabernet Franc
• Wine Type: Red Wine