Chateau Montrose Vintage 2018

Chateau Montrose Vintage 2018About the wine The result of rigorous selection at each stage of production, in both the vineyard and the winery, this great, predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon wine is typical of the Saint Estphe appellation. Structured and tannic but with all the elegance and refinement of a Grand Cru Class, with time it develops a delicate and complex bouquet. The wines have considerable ageing potential and are exceptionally long lived. Certain vintages (1921, 1929,

black raspberry (Chambord-like)

short for red winemaking trial

though the nose is more open and has some pretty fruits

Nose - cigar

Interesting

Martha's Vineyard also hit the spot light when Steven Spurrier included it in his famous 1976 Judgement of Paris tasting

Tasting note 10

Beringer's success was in part because of the federal license they obtained to make wine for religious purposes during prohibition (1920-1933)

2015 was an excellent vintage across the Rhone

but by the 1940s they were effectively abandoned

with prune and polished wood emerging on the long finish

Typical blend Grenache