Chateau Montrose Saint Estephe

Winery	Chateau Montrose
Region	Bordeaux
Appellation	Saint-Estephe
Type	Red Wine
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard Size	95 hectares
Soil	Gravel on a clay sub-soil
Vineyard Orientation	North/South
Average Age of Vines	40 years
Farming Practice	Organic – Certified
Maturation	18 months in 60% new French oak barrels
Vintage	2015

Montrose has a very deep purple-black color and opens with tantalizing notes of crème de cassis, Black Forest cake, hoisin and mocha with nuances of molten licorice, fertile loam, cast iron pan and incense. Big, rich, full and powerful in the mouth, the voluptuous fruit has a rock-solid backbone of very firm, very ripe tannins to match with tons of freshness and an epically long, exotic spice finish. A magnificent monster of a Montrose!

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93pts Wine Enthusiast– 2015 vintage

Very juicy, this is a wine that has spice and open black currant flavors. It is full of fruit, backed by a small edge of tannin that gives the wine a really fresh fruitiness. The wine will develop quickly.

92pts Decanter– 2015 vintage

Dense floral and cassis nose with a minerally graphite base. Very good natural richness of fruit and great purity of expression. A very serious, very exciting second wine.

91pts Jeb Dunnuck– 2015 vintage

A blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot, the 2015 La Dame de Montrose is a classic wine from this fabulous estate. Notes of graphite, damp earth, tobacco leaf, and that classic cassis fruit of Saint-Estèphe gives way to a medium to full-bodied, seamless, elegant 2015 that’s already drinking beautifully. Tasted twice.