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2006 La Dame de Montrose |
| Vintage | 2006 |  Label 1 of 3   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | La Dame de Montrose | ||
| Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Bordeaux | ||
| SubRegion | Médoc | ||
| Appellation | St. Estèphe |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 89.3 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 5 notes) | |
| Tasted by VoteferPedro on 5/16/2010: decanted 8 hours before by Jeff. viscous and tooth staining purple. clean floral scent was barely discernible. There is clearly some fruit on the palate but it was overwhelmed by the furry furry tannins that clung to my tongue for 30 seconds or more....too young to rate, but I feel it has great bones. (306 views) | |
| Tasted by Opusone99 on 5/12/2010 & rated 91 points: Après un très beau Alter Ego 2006, voici un autre second vin à la hauteur. Nez sur les fruits rouges, cassis, fleurs, bois fins. Bouche bien balancée, les fruits rouges ressortent, belle texture, longueur intéressante, doté d'un très bel équilibre et matière surprenante. 91-92. (356 views) | |
| Tasted by dzitt on 2/5/2010 & rated 92 points: Second wine from 2GCC Château Montrose, St-Estephe The wine has a great intense colour. There is nearly strong but sometimes shy aromas on the nose, but red fruit ans little bit of wood can be identified even if it's quite close right now. It feels young, but I can't stop coming back to it as it evolves slowly. The palate is more expressive with red fruits, leather and a beautiful and classy wood. A really small driyng finish it there, but nothing not enjoyable. Will be able to be kept at least 10 years... Really nice wine fot less than 50$ca here, and I think it's worth the price, even if I could get the 2004 Ch. Montrose for 75$ or so... 2e Vin du Château Montrose, un second Grand Cru Classé La couleur du vin est belle, d'une couleur soutenue. Le nez offre un amalgame d’arômes puissants et subtils à la fois avec un bois en retrait, même si le nez est assez fermé. Très jeune, mais c’est très beau et j’y reviens souvent. La bouche offre beaucoup plus que le nez avec du fruit rouge, un brin de cuir et un très beau bois qui assèche à peine, mais qui ne dérange pas. Pourra tenir longtemps ! (576 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 12/6/2009 & rated 86 points: Sweet start. Medium bodied. Cassis. Ok wine, but not really special. Give it another 3 or 4 years of rest. It is only a faint shadow of the first wine. (655 views) | |
| Tasted by chiliman96 on 8/25/2009 & rated 88 points: (569 views) |
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| About Red Wines
The variety Red Bordeaux Blend on CellarTracker implies any blend using any or all of the five traditional Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. As such, this is used worldwide, whether for wines from Bordeaux, Meritages from California and Canada, some Super-Tuscan wines etc. Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) | Simple Bordeaux primer Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines. Whereas the first activity recorded in Saint-Estèphe goes back as far as the Middle Bronze Age, the first vines date from the Roman Occupation. But it was the Bordeaux merchants who by aging and selling Saint-Estèphe wines themselves were largely responsible for this appellation's fame. And in the nineteenth century, noted for its prosperity, the great estates of today were created. The movement continues today with the merging of small estates. A land of great wines, Saint-Estèphe is situated almost in the centre of the Médoc, close to the Gironde Estuary. The appellation is equidistant from Bordeaux and the Pointe de Grave. The beds of soil are characterized by their remarkable diversity, the result of their undulating relief and excellent drainage. Quartz and well-rounded pebbles mingled with light, sandy surface soil are found everywhere, giving the wines a distinctive finesse. And the subsoil is made up of the famous Saint-Estèphe limestone, which outcrops on the west of the commune. Tasting Thanks to ideal conditions of climate and geology, Saint-Estèphe wines are characterized by their sturdy qualities and robust constitution. Accordingly, they can be laid down for a very long time while yet preserving their youth and freshness. Distinguished by a subsoil which is more clayey than that in the other communal appellations which lie by the river, the wine here attains a distinctive individuality : a very rich tannic structure, a fine deep red colour and an exceptional backbone with aromas of great finesse. Production conditions (Decree dated September 11, 1936): In order to have the right to the Saint-Estèphe appellation of controlled origin, red wines must: - come from the communes of Saint-Estèphe, "excluding any parcels in that area which are situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils", - satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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