1970 Montrose
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Description
Montrose-1970-750ml-PCGSIV-Red-Bordeaux-France
Montrose-1970-750ml-PCGSIV-Red-Bordeaux-France
Tasting Notes
| Robert Parker 92 | |
| "This is one 1970 that appears to possess the necessary components to develop into something special. It remains youthfully hard and astringent, but there is no doubting the high levels of concentration and intensity. Moreover, the wine exhibits a classy, complex bouquet, offering up scents of cedar, black fruits, minerals, and leather. Full-bodied, powerful, and rich, with outstanding concentration, this wine requires another 7-10 years of cellaring - can you believe that? It is unquestionably a 40-50-year wine." | |
| Undergound Wine Journal 18/20 | |
| "This is clearly the best St. Estephe of the vintage. As expected, a brooding giant. Very deep, very youthful colour to rim. Tight, cedary, slightly herbacious nose backed by ripe, black fruit. Very big, very had, very tight, with great concentration. If well stored, drink from 2000-2020." | |
| Neil Martin, Wine Journal, eRobert Parker 92 | |
| This has always been a lovely Montrose, although it is in a very glacial decline since first encountered in 2001. A deep garnet hue. The nose is still vigorous with mulberry, espresso, crushed black pepper and a touch of liquorice. The palate is masculine and tannic as always, powerful with a slight grainy texture. Perhaps this bottle is more muffled than others but the finish is impressively powerful, with cedar, blackberry and this time a faint hint of black tea. Dry finish, a hedonist might describe this Montrose as a little ¿dour¿. Classic is the word I prefer to use. Drink now-2018. Tasted July 2007. |