2020 La Dame de Montrose

Impenetrable inky black heart with a very deep black dark red hue. Elevated red and black currant aromas mingle with hints of liquorice, graphite, hints of tobacco, scorched earth, black olives and spice. Mid weighted, focused and refined the palate features an array of rich red and black currant fruits over a chiselled back drop of graphite, liquorice, cigar box, earth, black olive and spice. Muscular tannin structure with good energy and a tense yet long and elegant finish.
Cellar 8-10 years.
Alc. 13.5%

Other Reviews....
The 2020 La Dame de Montrose is fabulous. Rich, dense and expansive, the 2020 offers notable vibrancy and a good bit of energy too. Bright acids cut through a core of red/purplish fruit in what is an intense, wonderfully saline Dame. The 2020 finishes with remarkable elegance and sophistication. Drink 2025-2035.
94 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous

Blackcurrants with crushed stone and slate. Lead pencil. Medium-bodied with ultra-fine tannins and precision. Fantastic length and focus. One of the best Dames I have had. Organically grown grapes. 48% merlot, 46% cabernet sauvignon and 3% petit verdot and cabernet franc.
95 points
James Suckling

The second wine of Château Montrose, the 2020 La Dame De Montrose is terrific, with a sunny, forward, medium-bodied style as well as lots of ripe red and black fruits, notes of sweet tobacco, sandalwood, and spice, supple tannins, and outstanding length. Open and complex, it’s going to shine for 15 years if well-stored. The blend is 49% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot, and the balance Cabernet Franc, checking in at the same alcohol as the Grand Vin, 13.4%. Drink; 2023-2038.
92 points
Jeb Dunnuck

Soft purple flowers on the nose, quite perfumed and seductive tones with ripe black fruit, peonies, blueberries and plums. Rich and supple, round with mouthwatering acidity - clean and crisp, steely and mineral with a core of crushed stones, pencil lead, slate and liquorice-edged black fruits. Power and concentration - it's plush and potent, but also quite tight with the flavours expanding vertically. Not as generous and openly friendly at this point but so svelte and well worked with a sense of style to it. Drink 2024 - 2036.
93 points
Georgina Hindle - Decanter