Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes This pure, elegant Margaux offers intensely fragrant aromas of melted licorice, black currants, and smoked herbs in a medium-bodied, deep ruby/purple-colored style. A classic Margaux with good purity, but not the size, depth, or power of the 2000, it is a finesse-styled effort with impressive balance. Anticipated maturity:… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 92 Tasting Notes Fully mature and very attractive, the 2000 Brane Cantenac, which started a succession of brilliant wines from this famous estate in the Margaux appellation, has a dark plum/ruby/purple color, a sweet, juicy nose of blue, red, and black fruits, and a hint of damp earth as well as… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 89 Tasting Notes A beautifully complex perfume of fresh tobacco as well as cigar smoke, sweet licorice, and black currants is followed by an elegant, pure, harmonious Margaux. While not a big wine, it is medium-bodied, intense, and moderately structured. It should improve in the bottle, and merit an outstanding score… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes This dark ruby-colored, elegant, savory effort offers abundant quantities of herb-tinged, smoky, earthy, black currant fruit intermixed with licorice and toast. Fleshy, medium-bodied, and ripe, with moderate tannin, this is a well-made, classic Margaux that should be at its best between 2005-2017. Last tasted, 3/02.(Bordeaux Book, 4th Edition… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker (84) Tasting Notes A medium plum/ruby color is accompanied by aromas of cedar, balsam wood, and red/black currants. Elegant, light to medium-bodied, and round, with no hard edges but little concentration, this wine should be consumed over the next 4-5 years. P.S. It is gratifying to see this huge estate turn… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 88 Tasting Notes A reasonably strong effort from Brane-Cantenac, this wine exhibits a bit of lightening to its dark garnet/ruby color and very fragrant aromas of cedar, tobacco leaf, as well as black currants and some licorice. Medium-bodied with some sweet tannin, excellent purity, and a nicely textured, mid-weight finish, this… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 86 Tasting Notes Close to full maturity, this wine is already showing some lightening at the edge. Notes of compost, mushrooms, and earthy red and black fruits. In the mouth, the wine is medium-bodied with some firm tannin, but a short, somewhat attenuated finish. It is a competent but unexciting effort… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 95 Tasting Notes One of the superstars of the vintage, this classic Montrose is not as showy or opulent as the 2010, 2009 or 2003, but it offers a dense purple color followed by gorgeously sweet black raspberry and black currant fruit intermixed with loamy, earthy, forest floor notes, a floral… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 91 Tasting Notes One of the stars of the vintage, the 2007 Montrose boasts a deep blue/purple color as well as a sweet bouquet of creme de cassis, crushed rocks, and spring flowers. Dense and opulent with silky tannins, a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, a long finish, and no hard edges,… Read More »

Ratings By Robert Parker 94+ Tasting Notes The first vintage under new owner Martin Bouygues,who convinced Jean-Bernard Delmas to come out of retirement to produce this wine, the 2006 Montrose is an undeniable success. A blend of approximately two-thirds Cabernet Sauvignon, one-third Merlot, and a tiny dollop of Petit Verdot, the most dramatic difference between… Read More »