2022 Château Montrose Saint-Estèphe Grand Cru Classé

The 2022 vintage experienced a relatively mild winter with water shortages for the first three months of the year. May and June were dry months, despite a hailstorm at the end of June, which had limited impact on the vineyard. The early summer remained extremely dry, with above-average temperatures and four major heat waves between June and August. The first berries appeared on July 30th. Based on the experience of the 2018 vintage, which was particularly dry and sunny in Bordeaux, the team is working to determine the start date of the harvest as precisely as possible. The peak ripeness of Merlots is indeed limited and is essential for maintaining a certain freshness and tension in the wines. Cabernet, on the other hand, has the ability to withstand greater extremes of conditions, especially in the Montrose terroir. The first Merlots were harvested on September 2nd, with the Cabernets following one after the other, each perfectly, and the harvest concluded on September 22nd with the vineyard in perfect condition. The grapes are naturally rich and concentration is appreciated.
2022 certainly marks the decade with a radiant vintage that allows the full power and resilience of the Montrose terroir to be expressed.

The Montrose 2022 is a blend of 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. The initial nose is surprisingly open, intense, complex, and frank. We find subtle aromas of jasmine and Morello cherries. Upon inhalation, mentholated, pomaded notes emerge, followed by aromas of blond tobacco, spices (pepper), and baskets of red fruit (blackberry). On the palate, the attack is frank, fresh, and invigorating. The palate widens rapidly in the mid-palate, becoming soft and salty. The tannic structure is powerful yet wrapped in a velvety glove. The persistent finish doesn't diminish in intensity and tirelessly plays the same precise, singular score. The 2022 Vintage is the expression of Montrose's vibrant energy, harmoniously tamed.

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