{"product_id":"montrose-2003-750ml-slightly-scuffed-label","title":"Montrose 2003 750mL (Slightly Scuffed Label)","description":"2003 Montrose - Wine Advocate # 158 - Apr 2005:  Certainly one of the vintage’s most colossal wines and clearly one of the estate’s greatest efforts, rivaling the 1989, 1990, and 2000, this wine, which tips the scales at 13% alcohol (the 1990 was 13.5%), has an amazingly opaque purple color to the rim, and a big, sweet, exotic nose of blackberry liqueur intermixed with acacia flower, creme de cassis, smoke, and hints of truffle and vanilla. In the mouth the wine is full-bodied, opulent, but offers surprising definition and finesse, which is something it was showing less of nine months ago. Brilliantly delineated in spite of its amazing concentration and unctuosity, this is a thrilling, exceptional effort that should prove to be a modern-day legend. I tend to think this wine will actually be approachable in 5-6 years but capable of lasting for at least three decades. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2030+. To reiterate what I said last year, this is a blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, and the rest equal parts Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. ","brand":"GRW Wine Collection","offers":[{"title":"750mL","offer_id":68295178649760,"sku":"BDX:MON:MONT-0750-2003-F0L2C0","price":230.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/grwwine.com\/products\/montrose-2003-750ml-slightly-scuffed-label","provider":"GRW Wine Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}