Montrose 1988 - Saint-Estèphe

Château Montrose 1988 - Saint-Estèphe

About the domain:

Second classified growth of 1855, this Château is still among the greatest thanks to the great regularity it shows and its ability to produce great wines in times of heat wave.

Its vineyard covers 95 hectares in one piece all around the Château. The grape variety is mainly made up of Cabernet-Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (32%), Cabernet Franc (6%) and Petit Verdot (2%)

Currently owned by the Bouygues family, the Château was completely restored and modernized in the early 2020s.

About the cuvée:

This cuvée is the result of successive and rigorous selections carried out at each stage of production, in the vineyard and in the cellar, this great Cabernet Sauvignon wine is typical of the Saint-Estèphe appellation: structured, tannic, but with all the finesse and elegance of a Grand Cru Classé. As it ages, it develops a delicate and complex bouquet.

Its aging potential is exceptional. Aged for 18 months in 60% new barrels, this great wine represents an average of 55% of the château's total production.

Château Montrose 1988 tasting notes

The climatic conditions of 1988 make it a powerful and structured wine.

Color: Red, dense

Nose: Chocolate, tobacco, morello cherry, leather

Mouth: fresh, black fruits, leather

Still young wine with great complexity and an important tannic structure which will require at least two hours of decanting before tasting.

At WUAT, we tasted it and greatly appreciated it, we can only recommend it to you.

Go to the following link to learn more about the cuvées and the history of the CHATEAU MONTROSE

Exceptional provenance: These bottles come from a cellar of a great Swiss enthusiast and collector. We have acquired the complete collection containing more than 200 bottles of mainly French and Italian wines. The bottles were all preserved following their purchase en primeur or shortly after their marketing on site, in a natural cellar buried under a 16th century convent. A damp cellar, which is why some labels are very worn. The levels are generally excellent or perfect and the most "fragile" bottles demonstrate storage in total darkness for more than 30 years!