France

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Cabernet Franc

Petit Verdot

Ch. Montrose

La Dame de Montrose Saint-Estephe

Bordeaux

Saint-Estephe

This has dark fruit character, leafy but nuanced and sculpted, lovely savoury mouthwatering quality on the finish, At Montrose they did some leaf removal even in early June at fruit set, and left grass throughout the vineyard all the way through the season to increase competition, and did some tidying up at the very beginning of veraison to remove any that were clearly a little behind schedule - so basically just had to be extremely reactive at all times. The yield was 38hl/h after farming entirely organically. Harvest 23 September to 8 October. 20% large oak casks, 15% new oak.

Inside Bordeaux

Medium to deep garnet-purple colored. Strides out with confident notes of fresh black and red plums, black raspberries, and pencil lead, followed by hints of tilled soil and wild sage. The light to medium-bodied palate is tight-knit with crisp acidity and lightly chewy tannins, finishing with great length.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

Silky tannins with grip and intensity, a lovely balance of texture and fresh acidities. Slate and pummice stone grip, this is delicious, with appellation typicity in its powerful black fruits, but measured with a saline kick on the finish. In organic conversion, to be certified 2025.

Amateur

One of the few truly successful 2nd wines in the vintage, this is inky in colour and even visually you can see it has a gorgeous texture. Clear graphite, pencil lead and blueberry notes set the tone on the palate. Cool vintage character, this is extremely elegant. There is a natural structure and power in Montrose soils, meaning the austerity of the vintage was on full display at harvest, and they chaptilised just four tanks of Merlot to add a little weight through the mid palate to this 2nd wine, but it also means there is less of a departure from the classic Montrose signature than you can find in other estates. Harvest September 26 to October 6, after less rain in September than the more southerly sections of the Médoc.

Total fruktfest, men drikker fint allerede. Nydelig aroma. Ty til denne mens vi venter på hovedvinen i tjue år. 

Amatør

Ruby red. Elegant nose with floral tones, blueberries, blackcurrant and minerals. Fresh acidity. Detailed with red and dark berries. Nice structure. Long.

Expert

Aroma av jordbær, blåbær, plomme, vanilje,

En veldig bra andrevin, imponerende til å være 2017. 

Poeng 90-91

WSET 2

En ungdom, men drikker godt med litt luft. Fruktig, bra konsentrert. Noe tanniner fortsatt, men kan godt drikkes med en god lufterunde i forveien. Totalt nydelig til tørrmodnet cote de boeuf. 

Medium to deep garnet colored, the 2012 La Dame de Montrose features expressive notes of juicy black plums, cassis, and black cherry cordial plus suggestions of unsmoked cigars, clove oil, and Indian spices. The medium-bodied palate delivers a good core of spicy black fruits with firm, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing savory.

You want a good value St Estèphe from a top name, ready to drink this Christmas, this is where to go - one of the best 2nd wines of the vintage. Tasted out of magnum, which made it more primary in its fruit structure than you will find in bottle, but either way this is still full of plump and opulent black cherry and cassis fruits. Still plenty of grip and life ahead, but so much pleasure to be found, and it's at its peak.

Mørk og utviklet med god tekstur, faste tanniner og frisk syre.

Cassis, våt jord, kaffe, grus, tobakk, violer og lær. 
Stram ankomst, høy tannin fra ankomst til midt (fine, chalky) dyp fruktig medium cons, medium + finish. 

Luftet 1 T. 
Drikk nå - max 5 år 
56% Merlot & 44% Cabernet Sauvignon

Category	Red wine
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Producer	Ch. Montrose
Vintages	2024
Country	France, Bordeaux, Saint-Estephe
Bottle	75 cl

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