{"product_id":"2025-chateau-montrose-saint-estephe-2eme-grand-cru-classe","title":"2025, Château Montrose, SAINT-ESTÈPHE, 2ème Grand Cru Classé","description":"\u003cp\u003e2nd growth 1855\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis great second growth vineyard is majestically situated \u003cstrong\u003eoverlooking the Gironde in the southern section of St Estèphe\u003c\/strong\u003e. Large amounts of money have been spent on stunning new facilities. This is the place for first growth quality wines without the first growth price tag.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2025 is 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003etimeless classic in the making\u003c\/strong\u003e, the 2025 Montrose unfurls in the glass with notes of dark berries, black truffle, burning embers and violets, gaining in range and detail with aeration. Full-bodied, dense and elegantly muscular, it's \u003cstrong\u003elayered and multidimensional\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a prodigiously concentrated core of fruit, exceptional quality of tannin and a long, resonant finish. It remains classically balanced despite its impressive power and intensity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98-100 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWilliam Kelley, Wine Advocate.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2025 Montrose only comes from the Terrace IV, as has been the way since the 2023 vintage.  This has another very intense nose with a potent graphite element that infuses the black fruit, beautifully defined but \u003cstrong\u003eunapologetically classical in style. Wow. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe purity of fruit is exceptional. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, very chiselled tannins, exquisite black fruit loaded with minéralité. So much freshness and vibrancy, gentle but insistent grip, very precise and refined on the finish, this is \u003cstrong\u003ea Montrose that will rank as one for the ages\u003c\/strong\u003e. Wow (again). Drinking Window: 2032 - 2060.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98-100\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eNeal Martin, Vinous.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeep and nuanced plum fruit on the opening, vivid ruby in colour with tension, lift and estate signature. An extremely classic Montrose, love the lift with the depth of cassis, cocoa bean, liquorice, crushed mint leaf, squid ink, crayon, a supremely Left Bank wine, very much in the 2023 vein for me, which was a vintage I adored. This has\u003cstrong\u003e precision and beauty\u003c\/strong\u003e, the kind of En Primeur sample where you feel fresh and energised at the end of tasting it. 60% new oak for ageing, Pierre Graffeuille director. 2035-2055.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJane Anson, Inside Bordeaux.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntegrated and creamy tannins that are \u003cstrong\u003elong and polished\u003c\/strong\u003e deliver an impressive palate of medium body, juicy fruit and a refined finish. Character of black and red currants with hazelnuts. Refined. Extremely long and polished, with plenty of Montrose character. Balanced. All there for the vintage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97-98\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eJames Suckling.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Maude Fine Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57041880318112,"sku":"BX25-MONTRO","price":278.3,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/1889\/8336\/files\/peter-maude-fine-wines-france-new-zealand-left-bank-chateau-montrose-j-l-charmolue-medoc-grand-cru_0bb949ba-287e-4df7-abab-875ebaeab8bf.jpg?v=1779314416","url":"https:\/\/www.pmfw.co.nz\/products\/2025-chateau-montrose-saint-estephe-2eme-grand-cru-classe","provider":"Peter Maude Fine Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}