According to Herv\u00e9 Berland, the general manager of Ch\u00e2teau Montrose, the 2014 vintage would be one of the best that the property has produced in the last twenty years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is one of the very best vintages of the last twenty years,\u201d he said today during the vintage tastings organized at the property. This declaration testifies to his confidence in the quality of this harvest that Nicolas Glumineau, the general manager of the Bordeaux properties of Roederer, had described as a \u201cmiraculous vintage\u201d.<\/p>\n
However, while most producers say 2014 is the best vintage since 2010, Berland suggests that last year's harvest would have produced an even better wine than the 2010 Montrose.<\/p>\n
According to him, the 2014 harvest would have produced a more generous and accessible wine than the very impressive and tannic 2010 Montrose.<\/p>\n
"2014 is very close to 2010 in terms of style, but this new vintage is also fruitier, and I like the purity and smoothness of the tannins," he said.<\/p>\n
Berland explained to The Drinks Business<\/em> that thanks to the sunny and dry weather which persisted in Bordeaux from September to the end of October, his team of pickers had been able to operate up to six successive passages on the same plot in order to harvest the grapes at their best level of sugar maturity and phenolic maturity, which is assessed by tasting the grapes.<\/p>\n He notably affirmed that "the great vintages of Montrose have a high proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon" before noting that the 2014 vintage was made up of 63 % of Cabernet Sauvignon, i.e. a higher proportion than that of the quality harvests that were 2010. , 2009, 2005 and 2003.<\/p>\n