2022 Château Montrose La Dame de Montrose Saint-Estèphe

La Dame de Montrose, made to the same exacting standards as the Ferieste wine, from grapes grown in the same vineyard, is the estate’s second label. The supple and silky Merlot generally dominates the varietal mix. The very pronounced aromas and flavours of red fruit reflect another expression of the terroir in a distinctive style. Consistently reliable and quicker to mature, the wine was created in 1983 as a tribute to Yvonne Charmolüe, who ran Château Montrose single-handedly from 1944 to 1960. Production varies from year to year but accounts for an average of 40-45% of the total production of the Montrose vineyard. Aged for 12 months in 30% new French oak barrels. The 2022 La Dame de Montrose is a blend of 71% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc. La Dame is the 2nd wine of Chateau Montrose and this one has a perfumed, floral and pure bouquet with black cherries, blueberries and violets. On the palate the wine is well balanced with a more opulent texture compared to its colleague Saint Estèphes thanks to the opulent Merlot at the heart of this wine. It has commendable energy and is already very approachable and does not need decades in the cellar to come into its own. FACT: It is worth mentioning that we buy the (Bordeaux) wines directly and never through the middleman because then we do not know which journeys the wine has made and how it has been treated. The wines come from the cellars of the Chateau directly to our conditioned Warehouse in Dordrecht where all our wines are stored. If you come to pick up the wine, you often also get a nice discount