Chateau Montrose

Chateau Montrose has been producing one of the best wines in all of Bordeaux for centuries. During the early 1800's, what we know today as Montrose was actually part of the large Calon Segur estate.

The Bouygues brothers purchased the estate in 2006 to start the modern era for the celebrated estate. It is said that the inspiration to purchase the estate came after tasting the exalted 1989 vintage. Thomas Bouygues expressed that the wine was so good, if he ever had the chance to purchase the famous estate, he would buy it. In 2006, it became a reality - the Bouygues brothers purchased the estate from the Charmolue family, who had owned the place for three generations.

For the Bouygues family, it was the perfect addition to their massive existing business portfolio, which includes Telecom and Construction. They soon expanded further, adding a neighboring Bordeaux property to their holdings a short time later, Chateau Tronquoy Lalande. They also hired the legendary Jean Bernard Delmas, the previous director of the celebrated Chateau Haut Brion. Their next important hiring took place a few years later when they brought in Herve Berland as the Gerant. Herve Berland was well-known in Bordeaux as he had spent the previous 4 decades at Chateau Mouton Rothschild.

Aside from bringing in new management, the new owners of Chateau Montrose quickly began an intensive renovation project that was completed in time for the 2013 harvest at a cost of close to 55 million Euros! The renovations were designed by the respected architects, Yves Gremont and Bernard Mazieres. One of the key mandates for the renovations was to ensure Chateau Montrose was as green and environmentally conscious as possible. As a result, Montrose obtains much of its energy through the use of solar, wind, and water with the use of a sophisticated geothermal energy systems, a major feat for the 200 year old estate.