Chateau Montrose 2013

Wine Enthusiast: "This is a firm wine although with superb fruit. It is structured and dense, dark with tarry tannins as well as juicy fruitiness. It is a powerful wine that certainly has the freshness of the year while also having dark, dense tannins. Drink from 2025."

Weinwisser: "68 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 29 % Merlot , 3 % Petit Verdot. 60 % wurden als Grand Vin selektioniert. Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Defensiver Beginn, floral, tabakig, feinjodiger schwarzer Pfeffer, Teer und etwas Korinthen, zurückhaltend, ja fast reserviert. Im Gaumen erhaben, gute Fleischrationen zeigend, blaubeerige Früchte, Lakritze. Ein introvertierter Montrose- Klassiker mit mittlerem Druck, aber langem Rückaroma. Geht in Richtung 1994, 1998, 2004. Könnte bei 19/20 landen. Ist aber so schon auf jeden Fall der beste Saint Estèphe!"

James Suckling: "Aromas of black currant and dried flowers such as violets. Medium to full body, fine tannins and a delicate. Fruity finish. Seamless tannins. Drink now:"

Falstaff: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarter Wasserrand, facettenreiches, rotes Waldbeerkonfit, mit angenehmem Edelholz unterlegt, ein Hauch von Herzkirschen, kandierte Orangenzesten. Komplex, saftig, feine Extraktsüße, eleganter Körper mit präsenten Tanninen, frische Säurestruktur, rotbeerige Frucht im Nachhall, mineralischer Rückgeschmack."

The Wine Cellar Insider: "Medium bodied, surprisingly early drinking Montrose which is perhaps more interesting on the nose than on the fresh, spicy, charming palate. For consumers not willing to wait for vintages like 2010 that take 20 years to come around, this is a nice, easy to drink style of Montrose."

Wine Spectator: "Rock-solid, with lightly steeped red currant and damson plum fruit that fills outs nicely with air, while singed alder, tobacco, iron and warm pebble notes show in the background. The pure finish has good energy. A great effort for the vintage. Best from 2018 through 2023."

The Wine Advocate: "The 2013 Montrose has an understated, lilting bouquet with blackberry and briary scents and dried rose petals, gaining more intensity as it opens over 2-3 minutes in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin. It shows good weight in the mouth, quite linear and masculine (typical for Montrose) but there is respectable detail and mineralité coming through on the satisfying finish. Not a top tier Montrose, but then again, why would it be in this difficult vintage. It will still give pleasure over the next 12-15 years."