The last vintage before the integration of parcels behind the château formerly belonging to Phélan Ségur, the 2009 La Dame de Montrose offers up rich aromas of dark berries, pencil shavings, fig jam, dark chocolate and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, supple and velvety, it's rich, seamless and enveloping, far outperforming its second wine status. La Dame represents 25% of the estate's production this year. - William Kelley

A frank austerity frames the dark fig and plum sauce notes with tangy chalk and sanguine notes rippling through the finish. Not expansive but concentrated well balanced and with solid typicity. Best from 2013 through 2024. -JM