It sashays out of the glass with gregarious scents of baked red and black plums

Robert Parker Wine Advocate: 94/100

velvety and layered

notes of honey

The dark fruit unfolds layer by layer along with spice

Château Montrose, Saint-Estephe, 2023, 75cl 2-set It sashays out of theThe remarkable 2021 Montrose gets my nomination for the title of "wine of the vintage" in the Mdoc. Wafting from the glass with a deep bouquet of cassis and dark berries mingled with subtle hints of mint, orange, pencil shavings and spices, it's medium to full bodied, deep and concentrated, with a layered and multidimensional core of fruit underpinned by beautifully ripe , refined tannins. Concluding with a long, resonant finish, it entirely