Château Montrose 2017 – Saint-Estèphe Cru Classé

The nose is fruity and offers concentration, a fine freshness as well as a beautiful fine grain and slightly powdered. It reveals notes of blackberry, wild strawberry and ripe red berries associated with fine touches of cocoa, roasted oak, gravels (Graves), camphor, lily/lilac as well as fine touches of almond, gray pepper and subtle hints of caramelized oak. The palate is fruity, juicy, elegant, racy, fresh, well-balanced, beautifully defined and offers an acid frame, a beautiful freshness, finesse, vivacity, fat, fullness as well as a very beautiful finesse of the grain (slightly powdered). On the palate this wine expresses notes o cassis, blackberry, black cherry, ripe red berries and fleshy wild strawberry associated with small notes of fresh raspberry, cocoa, toasted oak, camphor, gravels (Graves) as well as discreet touches sweet spices and almond. Tannins are fine, elegant and well-built. Good length and persistence. (2026+)