Château Montrose 1929 HD

Histoire du domaine

The origins of Château Montrose date back to the land acquired in 1778 by Étienne Dumoulin from Nicolas-Alexandre de Ségur. His son, Étienne Théodore Dumoulin, cleared the moorland at Escargeon, planted the first vines and had the estate’s buildings constructed in 1815. The name Montrose refers to the pink-flowered heather that once covered these lands. In 1855, the château was classified as a Second Grand Cru, even though its vineyard was only around forty years old at the time. On the death of Théodore Dumoulin in 1861, the vineyard covered 95 hectares. The Alsatian industrialist Mathieu Dollfus acquired the estate in 1866, reorganised its operations, modernised its facilities and developed a complex of accommodation and amenities for the estate’s employees. He also contributed to the fight against phylloxera by flooding the plots using a wind-powered pump drawing water from a well. The Charmolüe family took over in 1896 and retained ownership of Montrose for three generations; Jean-Louis Charmolüe, in particular, undertook a replanting of the vineyard and a modernisation of the equipment from 1960 onwards. Martin and Olivier Bouygues bought the château in 2006, and between 2007 and 2013 carried out a major renovation of the buildings and winemaking facilities. Pierre Graffeuille has been managing director since October 2022 and Vincent Decup serves as technical director.