{"product_id":"la-dame-de-montrose","title":"La Dame de Montrose","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Merlot \/ Cabernet Sauvignon \/ Cabernet Franc \/ Petit Verdot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blackcurrant \/ Dark plum \/ Violet \/ Cedar \/ Liquorice \/ Supple tannin \/ Full bodied \/ Long finish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePairing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Roast rib of beef \/ Smoked duck breast IGP \/ Braised Lumina lamb neck fillets \/ Morteau sausage with Umbrian lentils \/ Vintage Red Fox\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Montrose is a second growth in the 1855 classification, and one of the few estates to have stayed in one piece since: 95 hectares of vines in a single block on two gravel terraces hard by the Gironde, on sand and gravel over iron-rich hardpan and limestone, with vines averaging just over forty years old. The Charmolüe family held it from 1896 until 2006, when Martin and Olivier Bouygues bought it and began rebuilding the cellars and the vineyard. La Dame de Montrose was created in 1983 by Jean-Louis Charmolüe for his mother Yvonne, who took over the estate when her husband died and ran it through the 1940s and 50s. It is the Merlot-led selection — rounder and more open than the grand vin — and spends twelve months in barrel, about a third of them new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2019 vintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e June was cool and wet enough to make flowering uneven, and then the season turned: hot and dry through July and August, days above 35°C but with a fifteen-degree drop at night, which is what kept the acidity in. Rain arrived at the two moments it was needed, and the fruit came in small, thick-skinned and in good order. The wine has the depth of a warm year without the heaviness — dark fruit and cedar on supple tannin, open now and holding well for a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14.5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVol:\u003c\/strong\u003e 75cl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contains sulphites\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DAVYS WINE","offers":[{"title":"2019","offer_id":56341981364609,"sku":"2349","price":46.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/0862\/0858\/files\/LaDamedeMontrose_Saint-Estephe_FINE_WILD.png?v=1790867970","url":"https:\/\/www.fineandwild.com\/products\/la-dame-de-montrose","provider":"FINE \u0026 WILD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}