2019 La Dame de Montrose - Zweitwein Chateau Montrose - St. Estephe AC

Decanter.com – 94 pts – GH: *Generous nose filled with sweet blackcurrant fruit. This is dense and impactful, chewy with fine but grippy tannins making their presence known straight away. I love the texture though, it's mouth coating in the best way - refined, with bright berry fruit and liquorice edges, particularly on the finish. Everything feels in balance with plenty going on and lots to like. A blend of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlot (which is unusual because normally there is a majority of Merlot) with 3% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot.* - 01/2022

Falstaff Magazin – 93 pts – PM: *Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Animalischer Touch, ein Hauch von Brettanomyces, schwarze Kirschen, Heidelbeeren sind unterlegt. Mittlere Komplexität, zarte Süße in der Textur, straffe Tannine, mineralisch-salzig im Abgang, ein würziger Speisenbegleiter, zart nach Nougat im Finish.* - 02/2022

Vinum Magazin – 15/20 pts: *Leichte Reduktion und Ausbauprägung; recht voller Bau, herbes Tannin, gute Länge; wirkt aktuell sehr verschlossen, sollte etwas reifen.* - 08/2022

JancisRobinson.com - 16,5/20pts - JR: *Tasted blind. Youthful crimson. Ripe fruit. Good impact. Assertive. Quite a bit of tannin underneath and some persistence. Even a bit of alcoholic warmth on the end!* - 01/2023

Vinous.com – 92 pts – NM: *The 2019 La Dame de Montrose has an open, fresh and energetic nose with blackberry and cedar scents, joined by black pepper and graphite with time. You might describe it as a "strapping" bouquet. The palate is medium-bodied with graphite-infused black fruit, pliant tannins, edgy with a persistent and satisfying finish. This is very promising and quite sophisticated - a /Deuxième Vin/ that has improved since bottling. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.* - 01/2023

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 93 pts – JL: *Ripe sweet, dark red berries surrounded by cedar, tobacco wrapper, spice and wet forest aromatics is at work on the nose. On the palate there is more than ample, soft, ripe, sweet, crisp, elegant, earthy red fruits with a spicy touch on the backend to offer loads of pleasure with just a year or two of cellaring. This is a top vintage for La Dame de Montrose for drinking until the Grand Vin has a chance to develop and mature. Drink from 2024-2040.* - 03/2022