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Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2025 La Dame de Montrose is an elegant, gracious wine. Crushed flowers, red-toned fruit, cinnamon and pomegranate lend tons of aromatic presence. The fruit is so bright, focused and forward. This is an especially elegant, refined Dame. The blend is Merlot-driven. Élevage is 75% in French oak barrels (15% new), 20% in foudre and 5% in amphora. 04/2026

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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2025 La Dame de Montrose is matured in 15% new oak, lower than before and including some foudres and amphorae, and driven by the 82% Merlot. The nose offers red cherries and crushed strawberry fruit, iodine and violet aromas coming forth with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, slightly chalky, fine tension and a surfeit of freshness towards the finish. This will be wholly irresistible once in bottle and it will require minimal ageing to be enjoyed. 05/2026

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William Kelley

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

Unwinding in the glass with notes of dark berries, fruitcake and spices, the 2025 La Dame de Montrose is medium- to full-bodied, deep and dense, with a lively and layered core of fruit, supple tannins and a bright, sapid finish. It's a blend of 82% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc, incorporating maturation in different vessels (20% foudre and 5% amphora) and fewer rackings to maintain a more reductive profile that is better suited to the Merlot-dominant blend. 04/2026

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Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

A Merlot-heavy blend of 82% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, and 3% Cabernet Franc, mostly from clay and limestone soils and resting in 30% new oak with 20% foudre, the 2025 La Dame De Montrose is medium-bodied, round, and supple, with a beautiful sense of elegance. Ripe framboise, juicy currants, violets, and sappy flower nuances all shine on the nose, and it's almost impossible to resist today, with remarkable purity and gorgeous tannins. 05/2026

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Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur rouge sombre, intense et belle. Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité, mûr et subtil. Juteux à l'attaque, savoureux au milieu, très aromatique, avec une nuance framboisée, le vin s'étire en finale, juteux, long et même noble. Ensemble très difficile à cracher. Assemblage : 82 % Merlot, 10 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 5 % Petit Verdot, 3 % Cabernet Franc. Degré d'alcool : 13°7 - pH : 3,5. 04/2026

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James Suckling

James Suckling

A brightness and freshness, with red currants and oyster shells. Medium body, with fine tannins and a crunchy, crisp finish. A blend of 82% merlot, 10% cabernet sauvignon, 5% petit verdot and 3% cabernet franc. 04/2026