Retour Château Montrose - Saint-Estèphe - La Dame de Montrose - Red - 2020
COUNTRY/REGION: Bordeaux
DESIGNATION: AOP Saint-Estèphe
COLOR: Red
VINTAGE: 2020
GRAPE VARIETY: 49% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot
ALCOHOL: 13.5 vol.
CONTENT: 75 cl
The tasting
Color Deep purple red.
Nose Flavors of ripe fruit combined with notes of charcoal and spices.
Palate This Saint-Estèphe is beautifully mature, revealing juicy fruit and a well-balanced palate. A wine with remarkable freshness, flesh and minerality.
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve between 10 and 12°C.
Food Rack of lamb with porcini mushrooms, quail with figs, duck confit legs, Charolais beef steak.
Cellar ageing From now until 2035
The estate and the wine
The estate and the wine An icon of Saint-Estèphe and a 3-star estate in the Guide RVF—France’s leading wine publication—Château Montrose firmly asserts its dominance with unmatched authority. The bold shift in vision led by Martin Bouygues immediately set a new standard for the estate, bringing in a state-of-the-art cellar and assembling a world-class team, including Hervé Berland, former director of Mouton Rothschild.

The terroir responded instantly to this Formula 1-level precision, and in recent years, Montrose has produced some of the most remarkable wines in its history.

The magnificent 2020 vintage exceeds all expectations, standing as one of the most spectacular releases in recent memory—awarded 100/100 by Parker.
Wine It’s hard not to be impressed by the precision and class of the 2020 Saint-Estèphe La Dame de Montrose Red. Driven by vibrant Merlot (49%), this wine showcases beautifully ripe fruit, bursting with juiciness and layered with hints of charcoal and spice. The richness is impeccably managed, with a broad, generous palate kept in check by striking verticality and a refreshing lift. A complete wine, with a splendidly velvety texture and a refined mineral expression that speaks clearly of its terroir. Rated 93/100 by the Guide RVF.
Vinification Hand harvested, vinification in stainless steel vats, aged for 12 months in barrels, 35% of which are new oak.
AWARDS
AWARDS Estate rated 3 stars in the Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2025 (RVF)
Estate rated 5 stars in the Guide Bettane et Desseauve 2025
RVF Guide 2024: 93/100