Cabernet Sauvignon 50% and Merlot 50%
Château Montrose is a well-regarded and critically much-lauded wine estate based in the Saint-Estèphe appellation of Bordeaux’s northern Médoc region. The estate was ranked as a second growth in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, and is regarded as one of the very best properties at that level. The 95-hectare (235-acre) vineyard exists, unusually for modern Bordeaux, as one single entity. It is sited on an exposed site of deep, coarse gravels with sand and a little clay, overlooking the Gironde.
The grand vin, composed predominantly of Cabernet Sauvignon with some Merlot, is typically deeply colored, powerful and firm when young, but has superb aging potential. It has historically accounted for 35 to 40 percent of output though this may change slightly from 2023 (see Terrace 4 above). The wine is matured in 60 percent new French oak barrels for 16 to 18 months. The second wine is La Dame de Montrose, which typically has Merlot as the main variety, and in the past has accounted for 40 to 45 percent of production. It is aged for 12 months with 30 percent new wood.
TASTING NOTE
Violet in colour and the nose develops floral scents, violet and cherry with notes of mint, liquorice, black fruit and brown tobacco on the palate.nThe wine is balanced and round. The attack and mid-palate is neat.
Lingering and soft finish.\
ROBERT PARKER – 88POINTS
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