Bordeaux En Primeur 2022 Releases - Chateau Montrose
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On the 16th of June 2023, we have seen the release of Chateau Montrose.
Chateau Montrose 2022
On the 16th June 2023, we now see the release of the second growth wine from Saint-Estephe named Montrose, and the price is up 26.3% on last years release. The ex negociant price is 144 Euro a bottle. The wine is being offered by the international trade for £1,746.00 per case of 12 bottles at 75cl each according to Liv-ex, and this will result in an increase of 28.4% on the opening price of the 2021's.
Liv-ex members ranked this year’s Montrose among the top ten wines of the 2022 vintage in Liv-ex’s En Primeur Survey.
Fair Value analysis
Using Liv-ex’s ‘Fair Value’ methodology, prices for Château Montrose are 67% correlated to Neal Martin scores.
Today’s release is coming to the market above the regression line.
Buyers looking for other opportunities might want to consider the 2020 vintage, which has a Neal Martin (Vinous) score of 99 and is available at a 7.2% discount to today’s release.
The 2019 might also be of interest, which holds a score of 98 and sits below the Fair Value line.
Other vintages below the Fair Value line include the 2012, 2017 and 2014.
Critics’ scores
Neal Martin (Vinous) awarded the wine a barrel range of 97-99 points, lauding the ‘focused, superb concentration’ in Montrose’s ‘trademark sense of symmetry.’ He notes that ‘this could be the finest Saint- Estèphe in 2022.’
‘Unrolls to show the depth and class of Montrose,’ writes Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux) who scored it 97 points. She goes on to praise the ‘intensity’ and ‘depth of expression,’ praising its ability to have ‘density without shouting.’
Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Independent) gave it a range of 98-100 points. She highlights the ‘vibrant and shimmery’ finish alongside the palate, which she describes as ‘a firework display’ of flavour.
William Kelley (Wine Advocate) echoed the enthusiasm for the 2022 Montrose, scoring the wine 99-100 points. In his words: ‘such a compelling wine that assigning it a bracketed score seems a mere formality.’
Please see some of the scores taken from Liv-Ex as shown below:
Lin Liu
96-97
winemaniacs.club
22/05/2023
Chris Kissack
97-100
thewinedoctor.com
16/05/2023
Matthew Jukes
19.5
matthewjukes.com
16/05/2023
Neal Martin
(97-99)
vinous.com
16/05/2023
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
98-100
thewineindependent.com
14/05/2023
Peter Moser
99
falstaff.com
12/05/2023
Jane Anson
97
janeanson.com
11/05/2023
Colin Hay
97-99
thedrinksbusiness.com
10/05/2023
Jeb Dunnuck
98-100
jebdunnuck.com
10/05/2023
Rod Smith
96
timatkin.com
10/05/2023
Antonio Galloni
(96-98)
vinous.com
09/05/2023
James Lawther
18 +
jancisrobinson.com
08/05/2023
Jeff Leve
98-100
thewinecellarinsider.com
04/05/2023
William Kelley
(99 - 100)
robertparker.com
28/04/2023
James Suckling
97-98
jamessuckling.com
19/04/2023
Georgina Hindle
97
decanter.com
18/04/2023
Jean-Marc Quarin
99
quarin.com
17/04/2023
