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CHATEAU MONTROSE
Historical records show that most of the commune of Saint Estèphe, including the Montrose territory, was formerly part of the giant Calon estate, one of the oldest in the Médoc. The lands of Château Montrose were purchased by act of the Bordeaux parlement, from Alexandre de Ségur, by Etienne Thédore Dumoulin on March 6, 1778. At the time purchase this gravelly slope of just under 200 acres was unplanted moorland. By 1825 Dumoulin's son planted about 14 acres to vines and in seven years time the property under vine grew to 86 acres. By 1855, Montrose was classified among the second growths in the Médoc. The estate is remarkable for the wine it has been layed out. In a single piece, the vineyard is divided into large squares, separated by wide paths, and planted with the most successful grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon 65 Merlot 25 and Cabernet Franc 10 Due to this highly practical layout Montrose is quoted as being a model vineyard. Experts connoisseurs rank it at the top of the growths in its category, a preference merited by the regularity of its quality but also by analogy with the great wines of Cheau Latour. Montrose, knowledgeable people say, is the "Latour of Saint-Estèphe."
Château Montrose--Vintage 1918
Saint-Estèphe, 2me cru classé
Level: upper top shoulder; bin soiled label, believed recorked
1 bottle per lot
Historical records show that most of the commune of Saint Estèphe, including the Montrose territory, was formerly part of the giant Calon estate, one of the oldest in the Médoc. The lands of Château Montrose were purchased by act of the Bordeaux parlement, from Alexandre de Ségur, by Etienne Thédore Dumoulin on March 6, 1778. At the time purchase this gravelly slope of just under 200 acres was unplanted moorland. By 1825 Dumoulin's son planted about 14 acres to vines and in seven years time the property under vine grew to 86 acres. By 1855, Montrose was classified among the second growths in the Médoc. The estate is remarkable for the wine it has been layed out. In a single piece, the vineyard is divided into large squares, separated by wide paths, and planted with the most successful grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon 65 Merlot 25 and Cabernet Franc 10 Due to this highly practical layout Montrose is quoted as being a model vineyard. Experts connoisseurs rank it at the top of the growths in its category, a preference merited by the regularity of its quality but also by analogy with the great wines of Cheau Latour. Montrose, knowledgeable people say, is the "Latour of Saint-Estèphe."
Château Montrose--Vintage 1918
Saint-Estèphe, 2me cru classé
Level: upper top shoulder; bin soiled label, believed recorked
1 bottle per lot