91 pts - Wine Advocate
["Montrose has been one of Bordeaux's most consistently successful chateaux since 1989. An opaque purple color suggests a wine of considerable intensity. One of the most successful 1994s of the northern Medoc, the wine's closed aromatics offer jammy black
84 pts - Wine Spectator
["Rather lean for Montrose, but has some attractive berry, vanilla, spice and redwood aromas and flavors. Slightly dry finish. Best after 1997. 18,000 cases made. — JS (01/1997)"]
92 pts - Vinous
["Brooding, roasted nose is quite enticing; faint note of damp earth. Lush, sweet black fruit in the mouth; has a glyceral, mouthfilling texture. Lingering finish, with thoroughly ripe, even tannins. A lovely '94.- Stephen Tanzer (05/1996)"]