Château Montrose 2022 - 2nd Cru Classé
Montrose is a 95-hectare vineyard, which has the exceptional and very rare feature of being historically in one piece, around the Château, the cellars and the farm buildings.
The terroir of Château Montrose corresponds to what geographers call "elite nuclei". A complex geological stacking over millions of years has created a ridge with natural drainage towards the estuary, ideal for the production of great wines.
The terraces have a gravelly soil mixed with sand on the surface and a subsoil richer in clay, creating a natural reserve from which the vines draw the water they need deep down.
Predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), the great variety of soils also allows us to bring to perfect maturity parcels of Merlot (32%), Cabernet Franc (6%) and Petit Verdot (2%).
Second wine, La Dame de Montrose
Source: Château Montrose
By Antonio Galloni - January 2025
The 2022 Montrose is rated beautiful. That's obvious. When it might be ready to drink is another question. In recent years, Montrose has acquired remarkable finesse in its tannins, so that's not an issue. But the 2022 is filled with enormous density and concentration that will need time to soften. Blackberry, graphite, licorice, lavender, and chocolate stain the palate in a stunning and fascinating wine of the highest order. I can only hope to be there when 2022 starts drinking well! Montrose is undoubtedly one of the wines of the vintage.
Unforgettable
Data sheet
- Designation
- Saint-Estèphe
- Year
- 2022
- Color
- Red
- Acceptance
- 66 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 25 % Merlot, 8 % Cabernet Franc, 1 % Petit Verdot
- Alcohol level
- 14°5
- Apogee
- 2036 - 2065
Jean-Marc Quarin / Quarin.com - Noté 99/100 (february 2025)
Jane Anson / Inside Bordeaux - Noté 98/100 (december 2024)
Neal Martin / Vinous - Noté 98/100 (february 2025)
Antonio Galloni / Vinous - Noté 100/100 (january 2025)
Jeb Dunnuck / Jeb Dunnuck.com - Noté 100/100 (february 2025)
William Kelly / Wine Advocate - Noté 100/100 (march 2025)
Lisa Perotti-Brown / The Wine Independent - Noté 98-100/100 (may 2023)