2019 Dame de Montrose

Montrose 家族的二牌，保留莊園靈魂：結構緊實、黑果與礦物感並行。

【為什麼選它？】
1) 同一片地塊出品 -> 同源土壤帶來深度與穩定，價位更親切；
2) 法國橡木桶熟成12個月 -> 木香與香料上位但不搶果味，醒後更討好；
3) 早熟好飲又能陳放 -> 聚餐當晚開或收藏數年都合適。

【侍酒師私房筆記】倒一杯先聞到深色漿果與紫羅蘭氣息，接着是雪茄盒式的雪松與煙草，入口質地飽滿、丹寧結實但細緻，帶點鹹礦物尾韻，收口有微苦巧克力與奶糖感。醒一小時，層次更分明，適合慢慢品。

【田間與釀造】La Dame de Montrose 為 Château Montrose 的二號酒，使用環繞城堡的連片葡萄園——礫石混砂的台地覆蓋黏土下層，排水佳、根系深，天然儲水助長成熟度。酒款在法國橡木桶中陳 12 個月，仍以乾型、14–14.5% 酒精呈現。

【場景化配餐指南】香港燒牛扒夜、朋友聚會的燒味拼盤、或是高級西餐廳的骨髓牛肋，這支酒都能把桌上菜提升一個檔次。

【降維打擊對比】比起 Grand Vin，La Dame 更早飲用、更實惠，卻保有 Montrose 的土壤印記──對想要品嚐名莊風格但不想付天價的人最划算。

A Saint-Estèphe second wine with Montrose’s terroir intensity — ripe dark fruit, saline precision and structured tannins that reward patience.

【Why choose it?】
1) Estate provenance -> The fruit comes from the same contiguous Montrose parcels, so you get terroir-driven concentration without the Grand Vin price tag.
2) Balanced maturation -> 12 months in French oak gives spice and toast while keeping freshness—drinkable earlier but built to age.
3) Versatile dining partner -> Powerful enough for roasted and grilled red meats yet polished for a special-occasion dinner.

【Sommelier’s private note】Pour and pause: after 60–90 minutes the black-fruit core opens to violet and cedar, then tobacco and a salty mineral thread. Tannins are firm but fine-grained—silky on the mid-palate and persistent on the finish, with a discreet nougat-dark chocolate echo.

【Winemaking & Producer】La Dame de Montrose is the château’s second label, created as an earlier-drinking expression of the estate’s elite terroir. Grapes are vinified to the estate’s rigorous standards and aged about 12 months in French oak. The 95-hectare, contiguous Montrose vineyard sits on gravel-sand terraces over clay subsoil, offering excellent drainage and deep root reserves.

【Occasion / Pairing】Ideal for a celebratory steak dinner, Sunday roast with bone marrow, or Cantonese roast meat sharing—pairs exceptionally well with beef rib, côte de boeuf and aged cheeses.

【Competitive edge】Gives you direct Montrose terroir expression—concentration and structure close to the Grand Vin but usually more accessible earlier and at a substantially lower price.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 14 - 14.5%
• Decant Time: 60-90 minutes
• Taste: dark berries, cassis, black cherry, violet, cedar, tobacco, spice, saline minerality, firm polished tannins, dark chocolate / nougat finish
• Food Matching: Beef rib / côte de boeuf, Rump steak, Roast beef, Venison, Rich hard cheeses (e.g. aged Cheddar, Lincolnshire Poacher), Grilled or roasted red meats with bone marrow
• Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon : 48%, Merlot : 45%, Petit Verdot : 4%, Cabernet Franc : 3%,

Winery

Château Montrose 是 Médoc 的老牌莊園，95 公頃的連片園地環繞城堡與酒窖，土壤以礫石覆蓋砂層、下方為黏土，排水與蓄水兼備，成就結構分明的酒款。La Dame 自 1983 年起作為二牌，佔莊內產量大約四成，用意是把 Montrose 的風格做得更早熟、更實用。莊主現由 Martin 與 Olivier Bouygues 掌舵，推動現代化管理但仍重視傳統工法。

Château Montrose is a historic Médoc estate with a contiguous 95-hectare vineyard surrounding the château and cellars. Known for gravelly terraces over clay subsoil, the property produces structured, age-worthy wines. La Dame de Montrose is the estate’s second label, created in 1983 as a more approachable expression of the terroir and typically representing around 40–45% of production. Ownership and investment in quality make the wines consistent and classically styled.