Will Gardener 96-98+

Deep mysterious nose, minty, light cassis, coffee, good complex nose here, the volume and creamy velvet palate here is quite extra-ordinary, just sits there brooding in the mouth, the texture is the most impressive thing at the moment, just imagine the dimension and overall feel of this wine with a little time in barrel and bottle, the problem here will be keeping ones hands off it, this is a special Montrose and one of the vintages stars. [Will Gardener, 22/11/2018]

Neal Martin 98

The 2009 Montrose is a brilliant wine from the estate. It has a detailed and intense bouquet with blackberry, cedar, crushed stone and light floral scents, tightly wound and clearly preparing for long term ageing. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin, perfectly judged acidity. Almost symmetric in style with a finish so precise that beggars belief that this is a 2009. Wonderful. Tasted at BI Wines & Spirits Ten Year On tasting. [Neal Martin, 14/03/2019]

Anticipated maturity: 2025-2060

Vinous 97

Bright, deep ruby-red. Drop-dead gorgeous nose offers cassis, mineral and candied violet aromas of great depth. Enters the mouth sweet, suave, and dense, showing utterly seamless, highly complex flavors of dark berries, underbrush, minerals and cedar. For a wine with such amazing depth of flavor, this comes across as almost weightless. Though it displays the upfront fruity charm of the 2009 vintage, this is a complex, rich monster that will prove extremely ageworthy. One of the wines of the vintage, and the best young Montrose I’ve yet tasted. [Stephen Tanzer, 07/01/2012]

Wine Advocate 100

Hallelujaha what a glorious nose! The deep garnet colored 2009 Montrose features beautiful Black Forest cake, licorice, creme de cassis and warm blueberries scents with hints of charcoal, truffles, tapenade and menthol plus a waft of star anise. The palate is full-bodied, rich, super concentrated and yet superbly harmonious with a firm backbone of ripe, grainy tannins and wonderful freshness, finishing long and mineral laced. [Lisa Perrotti-Brown, 23/02/2019]

Anticipated maturity: 2020-2065

JancisRobinson.com 18

Made by Nicolas Glumineau with advice from Jean-Bernard Delmas ex Ch Haut-Brion and oenologist Eric Boissenot. Glumineau was at the event where all these 2009s were shown and told me that this was the first vintage that contained no press wine, though pointed out that the quality of press wine has evolved considerably over the last few years.
Deep crimson. Introvert with a very concentrated but convincing nose. Edgy and very St-Estephe in character. Complex. Dry but not drying finish. (JR) [05/10/2023]

Anticipated maturity: 2023-2040