2003 Château Montrose, St Estèphe, Bordeaux

best2003 Château Montrose, St Estèphe, Bordeaux
Product: 2003-12750-8009942
  • Jancis Robinson MW
    19/20
  • James Suckling
    97/100
  • Stephen Tanzer
    97/100
  • Neal Martin
    98/100
  • Jeb Dunnuck
    99/100
  • Robert Parker
    99/100
  • Ready - at best

Description

A prodigious beast of a wine that's now starting to shed just a touch of its considerable baby fat, the 2003 Château Montrose is based on 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot. It shows the vintage's richness with its ripe, opulent core of fruit, yet it freshens up noticeably with time in the glass, offering currants, mulberries, smoked tobacco, minty herbs, and liquorice. Full-bodied, deep, and powerful on the palate, it still has classic Bordeaux focus and structure. It's drinking brilliantly today with a decant and has another 20-30 years of prime drinking.

Drink 2022 - 2052

Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (August 2022)

Bottle Price 75cl $365
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