2005 Château Montrose - Angry Wine Merchant

2006 Chateau Montrose

Name: 2006 Chateau Montrose
Brand: Chateau Montrose
SKU: AT169175
Price: 311600.0 JPY
Availability: InStock

Red Bordeaux Blend

France / Bordeaux / Medoc / Saint-Estephe

¥311,600

RP 87

Size:

6-Pack OWC 1.5 L

量:

在庫残り1個

2006 Chateau Montrose, Saint-Estephe, France

Main characteristics of the vintage
2006 was characterized by marked seasons. The cold and wet winter proceeded by a particularly dry spring and a hot summer, with two extremely high temperatures during June and July. The dry and hot summer hindered the development of botrytis, despite the September rain. Moreover, the permanent circulation of air along the Gironde with the effective thinning out of the leaves allowed us to stop the rot’s upsurge.
In 2006, for the first time at Montrose, we green harvested the total area of the estate, to get a good balance grapes /varieties and to restore vigor in the parcels. The instructions were to keep maximum 6 bunches of grape per vine, leading to consequences of a better ripening though with a sensitively weak yield, reaching 41hl/ha on average.

Period of harvest
September 18th – October 3rd

Blend
Cabernet-Sauvignon: 72 %
Merlot: 28 %

Tasting notes
Dense and profound colour.
Nose still shut with scents of red berries and currants, morello.
Long, full, potent on the palate, offering up aromas of morello, raspberry, strawberry,and liquorice.
Nice mid-palate followed by a beautiful finish with neat and tight tannins.
Great wine, very structured with a very good ageing potential.

RP 87

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

(Rating: 87+). Tasted at the château, the 2006 Montrose has mostly been very inconsistent and frankly disappointing for such a consistent estate. Apart from one bottle, I have been unimpressed and there could well be a reason, given that it was a "dropped catch" between the change in ownership. It is a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon and 38% Merlot, picked between 18 September and 3 October. It was the first vintage where green harvesting was conducted all over the estate and yields were 41 hectoliters per hectare. Frankly, this has long been a disappointing Montrose for me and this bottle did nothing to alter that view. The nose just lacks fruité and energy, not as green as I have encountered with other bottles, but just missing personality and intensity. The palate is medium-bodied and chewy in the mouth. Where is the precision and the tension? It just feels static and for want of a better word, rather dull on the finish. Sorry, this 2006 has never done it for me. Tasted September 2016. Tasted June 2016. Reviewed by: Neal Martin, Issue date: March 2017. Drinking window: Drink Date: 2019 - 2035.

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CRITICAL REVIEWS
WINEMAKER NOTES

RP 87

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

(Rating: 87+). Tasted at the château, the 2006 Montrose has mostly been very inconsistent and frankly disappointing for such a consistent estate. Apart from one bottle, I have been unimpressed and there could well be a reason, given that it was a "dropped catch" between the change in ownership. It is a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon and 38% Merlot, picked between 18 September and 3 October. It was the first vintage where green harvesting was conducted all over the estate and yields were 41 hectoliters per hectare. Frankly, this has long been a disappointing Montrose for me and this bottle did nothing to alter that view. The nose just lacks fruité and energy, not as green as I have encountered with other bottles, but just missing personality and intensity. The palate is medium-bodied and chewy in the mouth. Where is the precision and the tension? It just feels static and for want of a better word, rather dull on the finish. Sorry, this 2006 has never done it for me. Tasted September 2016. Tasted June 2016. Reviewed by: Neal Martin, Issue date: March 2017. Drinking window: Drink Date: 2019 - 2035.

2006 Chateau Montrose, Saint-Estephe, France

Main characteristics of the vintage
2006 was characterized by marked seasons. The cold and wet winter proceeded by a particularly dry spring and a hot summer, with two extremely high temperatures during June and July. The dry and hot summer hindered the development of botrytis, despite the September rain. Moreover, the permanent circulation of air along the Gironde with the effective thinning out of the leaves allowed us to stop the rot’s upsurge.
In 2006, for the first time at Montrose, we green harvested the total area of the estate, to get a good balance grapes /varieties and to restore vigor in the parcels. The instructions were to keep maximum 6 bunches of grape per vine, leading to consequences of a better ripening though with a sensitively weak yield, reaching 41hl/ha on average.

Period of harvest
September 18th – October 3rd

Blend
Cabernet-Sauvignon: 72 %
Merlot: 28 %

Tasting notes
Dense and profound colour.
Nose still shut with scents of red berries and currants, morello.
Long, full, potent on the palate, offering up aromas of morello, raspberry, strawberry,and liquorice.
Nice mid-palate followed by a beautiful finish with neat and tight tannins.
Great wine, very structured with a very good ageing potential.