Description

The vines that produce the grapes for Château Montrose’s wines are about 40 years old and profit from their gravel, sand, clay and local marl soils as well as the close-by river that temperates the climate.

The heavily sorted harvests are followed by plot-by-plot vinification in stainless-steel vats and aged for 18 months in oak barrels whose new wood propotion rests at around 60%. Ample, aromatic, precise, delicate and full of character, this Saint-Estèphe welcomes being left in the cellar for many years.

Wine Advocate : “The 2023 Montrose is another brilliant wine from an estate that’s now routinely among Bordeaux’s very best, year in, year out. A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon, derived exclusively from the estate’s historic core on the fourth terrace situated just in front of the château itself, it unwinds in the glass with aromas of cassis and wild berries mingled with notions of lilac, violet and pencil shavings. Full-bodied, deep and layered, with a textural attack that segues into a dense, multidimensional mid-palate framed by beautifully ripe tannins and lively acids, it concludes with a long, resonant finish. It will be worth a special effort to seek out.”