Red Wine: 2015 | Chateau Montrose | La Dame de Montrose 18L

Dense floral and cassis nose with a minerally graphite base. Very good natural richness of fruit and great purity of expression.

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Producer: Chateau Montrose

Ratings: WA | 90 JS | 94

Vintage: 2015

Size: 18L

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

Dense floral and cassis nose with a minerally graphite base. Very good natural richness of fruit and great purity of expression.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2015 La Dame de Montrose is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot that was picked between 15 September and 8 October. It has a perfumed, floral and pure bouquet with black cherries, blueberry and violets, all with commendable delineation for a deuxime vin. The palate is well balanced with a more sumptuous texture compared to its fellow Saint Estphes, thanks to that lush Merlot that forms the core of this wine.

• James Suckling: A very refined red with berries, chocolate and walnuts. Full body and a round, juicy texture. Spicy and salty. Delicious already. Needs two or three years to come together. Second wine of Chteau Montrose.

Producer Information

Chteau Montrose is a well-regarded and critically much-lauded wine estate based in the Saint-Estphe appellation of Bordeaux’s northern Mdoc 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 epitome of the Saint-Estphe appellation, Montrose’s top wine is known for its structure (even austerity) in youth, but beguiling many as it ages. The grand vin, composed largely of Cabernet Sauvignon with some Merlot, is typically deeply colored, powerful and firm when young, but has superb aging potential. The second wine is La Dame de Montrose; the third is Saint-Estphe de Chteau Montrose. 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 immediate proximity of the water has a moderating effect on both frost and summer heat, and the pebbles in the soil retain daytime warmth into the evening, aiding ripening. The chteau is situated around three kilometers (1.8 miles) northeast of Chteau Cos d’Estournel (another so-called “super-second” i.e. a highly regarded second growth estate) on the border with the Pauillac appellation.