Château Montrose Saint Estephe 2015 - original wood case set of 6

Description

It was in 1778 that Etienne-Théodore Dumoulin bought from Alexandre de Ségur a plot of the Calon estate, perfectly located, overlooking the Gironde. The area is then covered with heather which is covered with pink flowers in spring. Hence the name Montrose. His son Etienne created the vineyard, planted the vines, had the Château Montrose residence built in 1825 and gradually extended the estate. Success was not long in coming: during the 1855 classification, the wine was awarded 2nd classified growth in the Médoc. The estate then knew several owners before being acquired in 1896 by Louis Charmolüe, who bought it from his father-in-law Jean Hostein (who then owned Cos d'Estournel). The family remained in charge throughout the twentieth century, represented until 2006 by Jean-Louis Charmolüe. A new page then turns with the purchase, by Martin and Olivier Bouygues, of this vintage that entered into legend with the 1990 vintage. Château Montrose produces wines of remarkable quality. Its vineyard, planted on poor soil of iron ore gravel forcing the vines to take root very deeply, produces wines of incredible concentration. The estate was managed by Jean-Bernard Delmas until 2011, who previously exercised his talents at Château Haut-Brion. Since 2012, Hervé Berland has taken over at the helm of the estate, at the request of Martin and Olivier Bouygues.