The Wine Cellar Insider
par Jeff Leve le 16/05/2022
Deep in color, especially for the vintage, you find tobacco leaf, black cherry, pencil shavings, cedar, spice and dark fruits appearing in the perfume with no effort at all. There is a richness on the palate. The fruit is ripe, fresh, vibrant and chewy, with lift and energy in the mouth that carries through to the finish. As all fans of Montrose know, the wine more often than not requires decades of age before it is ready to taste, but 2021 is a different beast, allowing you to enjoy with a just a few years before it begins to be fun to taste. The wine was made from blending 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, 13.1% ABV, 3.7. Yields were 38 hectoliters per hectare, with 40% of the harvest going into the Grand Vin. The harvest took place September 21 to October 6. Drink from 2028-2055. 94-96