Château Montrose
On the edge of Saint‑Estèphe, facing the Gironde, Château Montrose rises on a gravel crest first planted in 1815. Étienne Théodore Dumoulin cleared the land and, within four decades, built an estate that earned the title Deuxième Grand Cru Classé in the 1855 classification.
The terroir is among the Médoc’s elite cores: deep gravels with sandy surface layers over clay‑rich subsoil, naturally drained yet able to draw water from depth. Cabernet Sauvignon sets the frame, Merlot adds breadth, while Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc sharpen the outline; vinification and French‑oak élevage are tuned for length and tension rather than show.
Since Martin and Olivier Bouygues acquired Montrose in 2006, the château has been modernised with a measured hand—investing in precision, sustainability and infrastructure. The result is Saint‑Estèphe spoken in a confident dialect: powerful, controlled, and shaped for the long game.Château Montrose
On the edge of Saint‑Estèphe, facing the Gironde, Château Montrose rises on a gravel crest first planted in 1815. Étienne Théodore Dumoulin cleared the land and, within four decades, built an estate that earned the title Deuxième Grand Cru Classé in the 1855 classification.
The terroir is among the Médoc’s elite cores: deep gravels with sandy surface layers over clay‑rich subsoil, naturally drained yet able to draw water from depth. Cabernet Sauvignon sets the frame, Merlot adds breadth, while Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc sharpen the outline; vinification and French‑oak élevage are tuned for length and tension rather than show.
Since Martin and Olivier Bouygues acquired Montrose in 2006, the château has been modernised with a measured hand—investing in precision, sustainability and infrastructure. The result is Saint‑Estèphe spoken in a confident dialect: powerful, controlled, and shaped for the long game.
