2015 Montrose

With a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, and 4% Cabernet Franc, the 2015 Montrose has a deep garnet color. It comes bounding out of the glass with ready-to-play notes of crushed blackberries, Morello cherries, and blackcurrant cordial, plus wafts of lilacs, Chinese five spice, and tobacco leaf. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers a lively backbone and grainy tannins to successfully support the gregarious black and red berry flavors, finishing long with a spicy kick.
95/100 Lisa Perrotti-Brown; The Wine Independent

A wall of tannins on the opening beats makes it feel a little stricter at this point than the 2014, but as it opens you get a rollout of blueberry, raspberry, redcurrant and cassis fruits. There is charm here although it needs another few years to come out of itself, and remains knitted down right now. Serious potential that has deepened and gained complexity since its initial showing En Primeur; but it still shows that the 2015 vintage was less successful than 2016 in this particular appellation. The smallest selection for the grand vin for 15 years.
94/100 Jane Anson