- Château Montrose 2022 has been released for £1,746 per 12×75.
- ‘Could be the finest Saint-Estèphe in 2022,’ said Neal Martin who rated it 97-99 points.
- Buyers looking for value might want to consider the 2019 and 2020 vintages.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château Montrose 2022 has been released at €144 per bottle ex-négociant, up 26.3% on the 2021 release (€114).
It is being offered by the international trade for £1,746 per 12×75, a 28.4% increase on the 2021’s opening price (£1,360 a case).
Liv-ex members ranked this year’s Montrose among the top ten wines of the 2022 vintage in Liv-ex’s En Primeur Survey.
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.’
Fair Value analysis
Using Liv-ex’s ‘Fair Value’ methodology, prices for Château Montrose are 67% correlated to Neal Martin scores.
Looking at the chart below, 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.
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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 630+ 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.
