68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc

Neal Martin: 99, James Suckling: 98

Neal Martin: The 2016 Montrose has a tightly wound bouquet that is extremely well focused. This is one of the most pixelated aromatics I can remember on a Montrose at this stage, featuring blackberry, boysenberry and cedar and real minerality underneath. The palate is medium-bodied with fine density and wonderful salinity. There is tremendous precision with razor-sharp tannin, and a brightness on the finish that is exceptional. This is a Montrose that will comfortably sit alongside the canon of great vintages from this Saint-Estephe estate. As my score implies, it's up there with the first growths. Stunning.