2016 La Dame de Montrose, St Estèphe, Bordeaux
- Red
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Merlot (52%),Cabernet Sauvignon (35%),Petit Verdot (11%),Cabernet Franc (2%)
Not ready
- Antonio Galloni
- 93/100
- James Suckling
- 93/100
- Tim Atkin MW
- 94/100
- Jancis Robinson MW
- 17/20
- Jane Anson MW
- 92/100
- Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
- 91/100
Product: 20168124618
Description
The 2016 La Dame de Montrose has a lovely bouquet of blackberry, tobacco, light black truffle notes and a touch of smoke. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grip, quite sturdy for a second wine, and lightly spiced with a sprinkling of white pepper on the surprisingly persistent finish. Excellent.Drink 2022-2036. 92/100 points
Neil Martin - Jan-2019
Neil Martin - Jan-2019
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2016
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Merlot (52%),Cabernet Sauvignon (35%),Petit Verdot (11%),Cabernet Franc (2%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Montrose
Critics reviews
Antonio Galloni 93/100
A gorgeous second wine, the 2016 La Dame de Montrose is incredibly expressive today. Supple, radiant and inviting, La Dame has all the potential to be an overachiever in this vintage. Today, it is quite open, and, even more importantly, flat-out delicious. In some moments, La Dame is rather nuanced, while at other times it is a bit more potent. It will be interesting to see what aging in bottle brings, but one thing is certain; the 2016 La Dame is a stellar wine. Don't miss it. Drink 2022-2036. antonio_galloni - Apr-2017
Drink 2022 - 2036
James Suckling 93/100
Extremely perfumed and beautiful with bright, violet and plum aromas. Full to medium body, very fine and firm tannins and transparent fruit. Linear and refined with a very long finish. Second wine of Château Montrose. Try in 2022. james_suckling - Feb-2019
Drink 2022 - 2036
Tim Atkin MW 94/100
As you’d expect from the second wine of Montrose in a top year like 2016, this is a muscular, sinewy, densely constructed wine with lots of smoky, aromatic oak, damson and blueberry fruit and layered, compact tannins. Needs time. 2025-36 timatkin_com - Apr-2017
Drink 2022 - 2036
Jancis Robinson MW 17/20
Exceptionally deep blackish crimson. Not especially expressive on the nose but really deep and intense on the palate Very dense for a second wine but with a good raciness and energy. Rather elegant and flattering without resorting to sweetness. Quite cool on the end. Lighter and less dense than the grand vin. Drink 2024-2039. jancis_robinson_mw - 19th April 2017
Drink 2022 - 2036
Jane Anson MW 92/100
A little subdued right now but the fresh, floral edging of the grand vin is also clear here, balanced by juicy black fruit flavours and a similar sense of restraint. The blend of 52% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc represents 42% of the estate's production. Drinking Window 2024 - 2035. jane_anson_mw - Decanter, 3rd April 2017
Drink 2022 - 2036
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 91/100
The 2016 La Dame de Montrose is deep garnet-purple colored and gives up cassis, earth, tilled soil, truffles and chocolate-covered cherries on the nose. Medium-bodied, the palate is firm, elegant and restrained with a mineral finish. Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 30/11/2018
Drink 2022 - 2036
About this wine
Merlot
The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.
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Saint-Estèphe
Saint-Estèphe is the northernmost of the most important communes of the Médoc, bordering Pauillac on its southernmost border, with only a gully and stream separating it from Ch. Lafite Rothschild. The wines can appear austere in youth, but the best typically display good depth of colour, pronounced acidity and tannins in youth, and are exceptionally long-lived. At their best, they are the equal of almost any Bordeaux.
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Château Montrose
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