- Château Montrose 2021 has been released at £1,360 per 12×75.
- Neal Martin awarded it 93-95 points.
- Some older vintages still offer good value.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château Montrose 2021 has been released at €114 per bottle ex-négociant, down 10.9% on the 2020’s opening price.
It is being offered by the international trade for £1,360 per 12×75. Many back vintages look better value compared to today’s release. See more pricing analysis below.
Critics’ scores
The 2021 Montrose received a barrel range of 93-95 points from Neal Martin (Vinous). Martin said that ‘it has the potential to become an aristocratic, classic Montrose’.
Antonio Galloni (Vinous) gave it 94-96 points commented that ‘the 2021 is a fine choice for Montrose fans who want to drink the Grand Vin without waiting for decades’.
William Kelley (The Wine Advocate) also scored it 94-96, and called it ‘a brilliant achievement […] reminiscent of a purer, more precise, modern-day version of the estate’s 1996’.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (The Wine Independent) rated it 90-92 points.
Fair Value analysis
Today’s opening price comes at around a significant premium to the price implied by Liv-ex’s Fair Value methodology.
Buyers looking for value might be interested in the better rated 2017, 2015 and 2014 vintages which are all available for less than today’s release.
Other releases
La Dame de Montrose 2021 has also been released. It came out at €26.40 per bottle ex-négociant, down 8.9% on the 2020 release price of €29. It is being offered at £316 per case.
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Liv-ex analysis is drawn from the world’s most comprehensive database of fine wine prices. The data reflects the real time activity of Liv-ex’s 580+ merchant members from across the globe. Together they represent the largest pool of liquidity in the world – currently £100m of bids and offers across 16,000 wines. Independent data, direct from the market.
