age-worthy expression

and tropical nuances

followed by violet

and timeless French elegance

is more chiseled and sharp with mineral shadings of campfire ash and graphite at the rim of its dark fruit

Château Montrose, Saint-Estephe, 2019, 75cl 2-set age-worthy expressionAs I wrote last year, the 2019 Montrose is performing very well, wafting from the glass with a dramatic, perfumed bouquet of wild berries and cassis mingled with notions of lilac, violets, pencil shavings and licorice, framed by nicely integrated new oak. Full bodied, layered and seamless, it's deep and multidimensional, with lively acids, beautifully refined tannins and a long, resonant finish. While analytically it's almost as powerful as the 2018,