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Château Montrose 1979

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Scores

Two measures, kept apart on purpose. One is about the bottle, the other about the year.

Wine Score

90 / 100

Critic evidence
Critic 87 from 2 critics
Community evidence
Community 92 from 157 notes

40% critic · 60% drinkers

how we score

Region Vintage

89 / 100

Saint-Estèphe · 1979

Not part of the Wine Score.

Method region_vintage_v1

Drinking window

2016now 20262025
Past the window, which closed in 2025. Published by 1 critic.

By format

Prices by format, normalised to a per-750ml comparable.
FormatLowHighPer 750mlObs.Source
1x75cl£133£133£1331not tracked
8x75cl × 8not trackednot trackednot tracked0not tracked
11x75cl × 11not trackednot trackednot tracked0not tracked
12x75cl × 12not trackednot trackednot tracked0not tracked

Critic scores

  • 87/100Published Retrieved · Note text not published (licence not confirmed).

Each score is shown as it was published, on its own scale: a 95/100 and an 18/20 are not the same claim.

Where to buy

Retail route

2 observations from 2 venues; 1 with unknown format, prices shown as listed below. A shelf price is what a merchant listed on the date shown; no bidding, no premium.

Retail asks, cheapest first, with the venue and the source behind each one.
VenuePrice
cuvelier-fauvarque.fr · £85as listed · unit not recorded
magnin-vins.ch · £133per 750ml

Auction route

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What it has fetched at auction, year by year: Château Montrose 1979 price history.

LWIN 101329619790100750, the identifier for this bottling and format.