1985 CHÂTEAU MONTROSE 1985

Saint Estèphe

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

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85-89 / 100

Good

1985 CHÂTEAU MONTROSE 1985

Saint Estèphe

Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé

Condition Good

Stock : 0 bottle

99,00 € tax incl. 82,50 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

85 / 100

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

(Ed 1998)
A surpisingly light, innocuous style of Montrose, the 1985 exhibits a medium ruby color, followed by pleasant but washed-out aromas of sweet red currants, earth, and herbs. This medium-bodied wine displays some charm and sweet fruit on the attack, but it narrows out in the mid-palate and finish. There is also angular tannin and herbaceousness in the after-taste. While it is an above average, good wine, in terms of Montrose, it is disappointing.

4 / 5

Michael Broadbent

(01-2002) perhaps 55 in time
Medium deep though richly coloured with an open, mature rim; nose redolent of old oak (tree not cask), sweet, great depth opening up, floral, complex

89 / 100

Wine Spectator

(10-1994)
Another fine northern Médoc wine, with tar, coffee and fruit character; medium- to full-bodied and very firm.

87 / 100

Franck Dubourdieu

(Ed 09-2000)

Features Château informations

Features

Vintage	1985
Rating	85-89
Classification	Médoc - 2ème Cru Classé
Region	Bordeaux
Appellation	Saint Estèphe
Colour	Red
Volume	0.75 l
Price	Less than 100 €
Château	Montrose
Country	France

Château informations

Montrose

Château Montrose is a vineyard in Bordeaux of 68 hectares located in Saint-Estèphe. The Château is ranked second growth in the 1855 classification. The Château Montrose is made up of Cabernet Sauvignon (65%), Merlot (25%) and Cabernet Franc (10%). The grapes undergo a long fermentation of 25 to 30 days. The wine matures for 19 to 22 months in oak barrels, new to 50%. The wines of Château Montrose are intense, massive, complex. They develop aromas of ripe fruit, spices and tobacco. The wines of Château Montrose are both powerful and dense, characteristic of the great wines of Saint-Estèphe. The second wine is called The Lady of Montrose.

The great vintages of Château Montrose are among others: 1953, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1989, 1990, 2009