Château Montrose 1970 MS WL
Château Montrose 1970 is a Saint-Estèphe red wine from Bordeaux, produced by Château Montrose and classified as a Second Growth (2ème GCC) in 1855. Its blend comprises 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. The Wine Advocate awards it 87/100 and suggests drinking it from 2016 to 2026; Jancis Robinson rates it 15/20. Critics note a developed wine with notes of cedar and leather, a defined structure, and a finish marked by a certain dryness.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- No Label
- Fill Level
- Mid Shoulder
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Estèphe
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Montrose
- Millésime
- 1970
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
Château Montrose
Château Montrose is a Saint-Estèphe estate, classified as a Second Grand Cru in the 1855 classification. Its 95-hectare vineyard, comprising a single block, overlooks the Gironde estuary on deep gravel soils with a clay subsoil. The estate has been owned by Martin and Olivier Bouygues since 2006.
- Owner
- Martin et Olivier Bouygues
- Maître de chais
- Vincent Decup
- Surface (ha)
- 95.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 230000
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.
