Château Montrose 2022 (Double-Magnum)

Wineadvocate

From barrel, I wrote that 2022 Montrose was so compelling that assigning it a bracketed score seemed a mere formality, and so it has proven. Unwinding in the glass with a deep and brooding bouquet of cassis, wild blueberries, violets, pencil shavings and burning embers, it's full-bodied, deep and dense, somehow marrying all the tannic authority that has long been such a signature of Montrose with a suavity and purity that represents the quintessence of contemporary Bordeaux. The broad, palate-staining finish lasts for more than a minute. This is a profound young wine that readers aren't going to want to miss. - WK 03/2025

Vinous

Beck

D'entrée, Montrose se positionne de manière imposante et sereine. Il joue sur plusieurs terrains en ouvrant des fenêtres dédiées à la maturité, tout en révélant des nuances d'élevage puis, finalement, des notes de baies noires, de griottes, de réglisse et de feuilles de thé. En bouche, le vin souligne son ampleur, mais il affiche également de la salinité en attaque, ce qui plébiscite sa fraîcheur et son aptitude à canaliser l'opulence. Les tannins, suaves, vont de pair avec de fins amers qui valorisent la fraîcheur et qui étirent la persistance de la finale. Un Montrose invitant, précis et puissant que l'on pourra suivre au cours des décennies à venir. 2029-2057. - 01/2025

Dunnuck

One of the greats in the vintage, the 2022 Château Montrose is deep ruby/purple-hued and has a massive perfume of sweet crème de cassis, sappy tobacco, and freshly sharpened pencils. With incredible purity and precision in its aromatics, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a layered, powerful, yet still somehow elegant mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, and a great finish. Based on a classic blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot, it spent 18 months in 60% new French oak. As I wrote during En Primeur, it has the essence of a Montrose-like character. While it’s not a massively backward or austere example of the château, it nevertheless deserves 10-12 years of bottle age and should have at least half a century of longevity. It is, without a doubt, in the same league as the 1989, 1990, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2018, and 2020. - 02/2025