Château Montrose

Château Montrose : An unfailing value… The Château Montrose was part of the château Calon Segur until the nineteenth century. It was a forgotten corner of pink heather, called “lande d’Escargeon”. In the late eighteenth century, the son of the Calon-Segur’s owner, Théodore Dumoulin, decided to clear the land and to plant vines on it. He was not mistaken by choosing this plot; indeed, these 70 hectares have a unique potential.

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Actually, the Château Montrose offers wines with regularity out of the ordinary. Then, he sold the château Calon-Ségur, but decided to keep the Montrose’s plot, which was ranked “second cru classé” in 1855. Thereafter, many owners have succeeded. Each has changed the castle and its installations, but always in the same spirit, improving the unique potential of château Montrose. Martin and Olivier Bouygues are the current owners of the area. The second wine, La Dame de Montrose, is certainly one of the best second wines of Saint-Estèphe…


Parker's rating of Château Montrose (rating on 100)
1921	1928
74-90	94
1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949

1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
									95
1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
	95	88		92		86	82
1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
92	86		65	72	87	86		85	78
1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
92	84	92	81	77	85	91		83	96
1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
100	88	87	87	91	93	91	87	90	90
2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
96	91	90	97+	91	95	94+	89-92	95-97

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