La Dame de Montrose - Château Montrose - Saint-Estèphe 2017 6b11bd6ba9341f0271941e7df664d056

Le Point

15,5 / 20

byJacques Dupontthe6/20/2018

Fruits noirs, note épicée, juteux, trame tonique, fraîcheur, net, droit, en longueur.

Jeb DUNNUCK

90-92 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe6/12/2018

Looking at the second wine of the estate, the 2017 La Dame De Montrose is a Merlot-heavy blend that includes 43% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% each of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. This deep, inky-colored effort boasts textbook sweet black cherry, damp earth, tobacco, and hints of flowers in a dark, medium-bodied, impressively concentrated package. It’s impressive.

Vinifera

92 / 100

byJacques Perrinthe5/28/2018

Il offre des notes d’épices, de cardamome, de chocolat. Très jolie forme en bouche, fine, précise, ascendante. Avec des tanins juteux. Très belle finale. Un remarquable second vin !

Vinous

87-89 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe5/15/2018

The 2017 La Dame de Montrose is powerful, dense and also a bit rough around the edges. This is an especially hearty vintage for La Dame. In 2017, the Merlots were really affected by the early September rains. Much of the fruit was either bulked out or put into the generic Saint-Estèphe. As a result, Cabernet Sauvignon plays a larger role in the blend than it usually does. It will be interesting to see if the 2017 acquires more finesse in aging. Today, I have my doubts it will. La Dame is 40% of the chateau's production. The blend is 49% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot.

The Wine Cellar Insider

90-92 / 100

byJeff Levethe5/11/2018

Cedar and tobacco leaf on the front end, this is all about juicy, bright, crisp cassis. There is suitable spice and a hint of green olive with soft tannins and even more fruit on the back end. This should drink well with just one to three years of age.

Vinous

88-90 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/1/2018

The 2017 La Dame de Montrose represents 40% of the total production this year. The Merlot, which constitutes nearly half the blend, occupies the driving seat on the nose with copious black cherry, raspberry and cedar scents that blossom in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with a ripe, almost confit-like entry. It feels harmonious with fine tannin, perhaps not the length of say the 2014 or 2016 La Dame de Montrose, a little more compact in style at the moment, loosening up and gaining more harmony by the time of my second visit in mid-April. It certainly has pleasing purity and it should drink well over the next decade.

Wine Advocate

89-91 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/27/2018

Composed of 49% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot, the 2017 La Dame de Montrose is deep garnet-purple colored with a very fragrant nose of violets, lavender and dark chocolate over a core of cassis, Provence herbs and smoked meats. The palate is medium-bodied and very refreshing with ripe, very soft tannins, elegant and refined with a perfumed finish.

Decanter.com

90 / 100

byJane Ansonthe4/25/2018

A good year for Dame de Montrose, showing extremely well balanced plum and damson fruits, and a lovely texture. There was no frost here, as you would expect from a vineyard so close to the Garonne river. Harvest took place between 12-29 September. 4% Cabernet Franc makes up the blend given here. The cellar is now equipped with over 90 small-sized vats, and this is matured in 30% new oak. 40% of production.

Drinking Window 2024 - 2038

WeinWisser

17 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe4/25/2018

49% Mer-lot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot. Granatrubin. Rot-beerige Konturen mit floralen Zügen und tabakiger Würze, ein Hauch Eisenkraut und schwarze Oliven. Am Gaumen mit fleischi-gem Extrakt, stützende Muskeln und fein-mehligem Tannin. lm aromatischen Finale Weichsel und Wachsnoten sowie Maulbeeren.
17/20 2028 - 2038

Jean-Marc QUARIN

16 / 20

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/17/2018

Wine Enthusiast

91-93 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/17/2018

This generous and juicy wine is open, luscious and full of great black fruit notes. The equal quantities of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot give both richness and a soft texture. The tannins are succulent and will allow the wine to develop quickly, drink from 2021.