1995 Chateau Montrose (3L) Spanish and 5% Clairette

and 5% Clairette

crafts wines from old-vine Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) and native whites like Moscatel

3ha of 70-year-old vines in the best part of Charmes

chocolate and liqueur flavors

1995 Chateau Montrose (3L) Spanish and 5% Clairette"As I wrote last year, the 1995 Montrose is beginning to drink brilliantly, and this most recent example only confirms that. Wafting from the glass with a classic bouquet of red and black currant fruit, rich loamy soil, cigar box and black truffles, it's medium to full bodied, deep and layered, with terrific concentration, ripe tannins and lively acids. The 1995 took its time, but this rather structured, powerful vintage of Montrose is now beginning