I don’t feel it correct to award five stars until I have seen the full blended wine
it displays a classic Mount Eden nose of honey
sweet red fruit on the nose with hints of black tea leaves
This 1er Cru is youthful and already shows great depth
Not as overtly juicy as some
2009 Chateau Montrose Saint-Estephe Chardonnay I don’t feel it correct100 points, The Wine Advocate "A brilliant wine that stands out as one of the high points of the vintage, the 2009 Montrose unwinds in the glass with a rich and incipiently complex bouquet of dark berries, cigar wrapper and loamy soil, framed by a deftly judged touch of new oak. Full bodied, broad and enveloping, it's a velvety, layered and impressively dynamic wine that's deep and concentrated, exhibiting terrific balance and a long, resonant finish.