Why this vintage
- 100/100 from James Sucklingand 5 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2023 vintage in Saint-EstèpheJuly mildew followed by a hot September demanded strict selection: fleshy, aromatic wines, more approachable than 2022.
Critic scores
- James Suckling100
- Jeb Dunnuck100
- Wine Advocate99
- Vinous97
- Wine Enthusiast96
- Wine Spectator95
The 2023 vintage in Saint-Estèphe
Vintage benchmark: 91/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: July mildew followed by a hot September demanded strict selection: fleshy, aromatic wines, more approachable than 2022.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Saint-Estèphe. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
2023, a mild and temperate year, belatedly reveals its flamboyant personality to us. This vintage with an assertive temperament, a source of distinguished wines, harmoniously combines opulence with tension, immensity with precision. Like an ode to the terroir of Château Montrose, the newly crafted vintages pay homage to the property's exceptional terraces. A true return to the winemaking sense. (Pierre Graffeuille)
Blend of the 2023 vintage
Cabernet Sauvignon (75%), Merlot (21%), Cabernet franc (4%)
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2023 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, petit verdot.
Figures from the 2023 sheet
- 13.5 % vol.Alcohol
Terroir
The blend of Château Montrose 2023 is confined to the parcels of Terrasse 4. A core of elite climats that is none other than the historic terroir of the property, where the first vines were planted in 1815.
An offer on Château Montrose 2023
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Texts and documents 2023
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.