Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe

1994

Blend

68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc

Wine designation

Château Montrose, Red, 1994
Category: Saint-Estèphe, 2ème Grand Cru Classé, Bordeaux

Food pairing

Serve with aged parmesan cheese, roast lamb or alongside gnocchi with a wild mushroom sauce.

Data sheet

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe

1994

Tasting notes

A mild winter with a relatively warm month of March favoring early bud burst. A dry summer playing a role to facilitate maturation. A beautiful deep ruby color with a blending of red fruits, cedar and spices. Conveying ripe, warm tannins with good length.

Vineyard

Vineyard size: 95 hectares

Soil composition: Mixed gravel with a sandy-clay subsoil.

Winemaking

Fermentation container: Hand-picked plot by plot before sorting, clusters are sorted, then de-stemmed and finally optical sorting before vatting.

Maceration technique: Stainless steel vats with temperature control – vatting time 20-25 days.

Aging: Oak barrels

18 months in 60% new oak barrels.

Type of oak: French

Bottles produced: 450 000

Heritage in the vineyard

Domaine

Founded in 1815 by Etienne Théodore Dumoulin, the Château was later classified as a Second Growth in the 1855 classification. In 1896, the Charmolüe family made significant investments. In 2006, the estate was purchased by Martin and Olivier Bouygues.

Green in the vineyard

Environmental practices

Under the ownership of Martin and Olivier Bouygues, the estate has been modernized, with new cellars as well as beginning to implement sustainable and organic farming practices.