Dame de Montrose - Saint-Estèphe 2023
Château Montrose, the revelation of a unique terroir
Martin and Olivier Bouygues acquired Château Montrose in 2006. Like ambassadors, they seek to reveal, accompany, and respect this unique terroir, spanning over 90 hectares in one contiguous plot, ideally located on the banks of the Gironde estuary. 2022 marks the beginning of a new chapter for the estate. Pierre Graffeuille, former CEO of Domaines Delon, is appointed as the General Manager of SCDM Domaines de la Familles Bouygues and continues the development of the properties managed over the past decade by Hervé Berland.
La Dame de Montrose, a reliable wine
La Dame de Montrose was created in 1983 as a tribute to Yvonne Charmolüe, who single-handedly managed Château Montrose from 1944 to 1960. Elaborated from the same vineyard and with the same rigor as the Grand Vin, La Dame de Montrose, derived from a second selection, is a predominantly Merlot wine that is supple and silky.
La Dame de Montrose is a reliable value from Saint-Estèphe that reaches its maturity sooner. Its pronounced red fruit aromas represent another expression of the terroir in a style of its own, dense but accessible, seductive but distinguished.
The 2023 vintage: Return to the origins of the terroir
Early and generous, this vintage was relatively dry and hot compared with the average of the last 40 years. 2023 stands out for the stability of its climatic profile throughout the growing season, with the exception of a heatwave at the end of the cycle, which helped the grapes to ripen evenly. This balanced vintage expresses the true nature of its terroir...
La Dame de Montrose 2023 gives pride of place to the purity of the estate's Merlot. A silky tannic structure, underpinned by delicious, elegant notes of red fruit and white flowers.