西元1778年 Etienne-Theodore Dumoulin在Alexandre de Segur地區購買位於Saint Estéphe區可以俯瞰吉倫河河口的葡萄園。這塊「lande de l’Escargeon」葡萄園地塊，據稱佈滿了矮樹叢，蘆葦和石南花，而酒莊的名字就取自於石南花那的淡粉紅色花朵。Dumoulin的兒子同樣叫Etienne-Thedore，在酒莊內創造出一套新的葡萄酒釀造設備，首先建立起釀造廠；接著西元1825年，建了一座簡單且協調地融合了古典和帝國時期建築風格的城堡。西元1832年，酒莊的葡萄園種植面積已達到35公頃。西元1855年波爾多列級制度正式 Château Montrose 評為二級酒莊 Grand Cru。
西元1866年Mathieu Dollfus入主Château Montrose。新酒莊主在二十多年裡，對酒莊作了相當大的改變，從而賦予了酒莊現在的面貌。增設木桶陳釀酒窖。葡萄園管理和釀酒法都實現了現代化。後來，Louis將家族的盾徽放在酒標上，並沿用至今。在之後的幾十年裡，Charmolue家族經歷了包括：銷售量的下跌，戰爭，經濟蕭條等等種種困難。接下來的幾個酒莊主透過他們的勇氣和堅毅，都想盡方法地保持Château Montrose的一流品質。Jean-louis Charmolue開始掌管Château Montrose。Jean-louis對Château Montrose投入了極大的熱情和資金，為Château Montrose的新生播下種子。在世紀之交，被Charmolue家族掌管一個世紀多的Château Montrose，帶領著走向國際精緻葡萄酒舞台,。 砂礫混合黑沙的土壤，富含鐵質，而它的底土則是由一層粘土泥灰岩組成。65% Cabernet Sauvignon、25% Merlot、10% Cabernet Franc
The Wines of Château Montrose 2008 ( Saint Estéphe 2ème Grand Cru Classè )- 1855年分類為頂級第二酒莊
Robert Parker Tasting Notes : An undeniably great Montrose, after some time in wood, the 2008 should achieve the heights of the 2003, 1990, and 1989. Stylistically different from those wines, the 2008 harvest took place between September 29 and October 15, and yields were a modest 44 hectoliters per hectare. This superb terroir west of the Gironde River possesses a remarkable amount of gravel in the soil base. Sixty percent of the production made it into the 2008 Montrose, and the person responsible for so many great Haut-Brions, Jean-Bernard Delmas, came out of retirement to take charge over the last several vintages for proprietor Martin Bouygues. An inky/purple color is accompanied by sweet, pure aromas of black fruits and spice. This full-bodied wine exhibits superb concentration, sweet tannin, and a multilayered, textured, full-bodied mouthfeel with no hard edges. The sweetness of the tannin, the extraordinary purity of fruit, and the intense aromatics suggest a year of great ripeness. The difference between the 2008 and the 2003, 1990, or 1989 is the freshness and purity of expression. This should be a long-lived wine (35+ years), yet it will drink surprisingly well at a young age. For some reason, it comes across like an even more pure example of the 1989, even though there is nothing essentially comparable between the two harvests.
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