Château Montrose 1996, St-Estèphe 2me Cru Classé (2)

Château Montrose 1996
St-Estèphe 2me Cru Classé
(2 lightly scuffed and stained labels)
2 bottles

"For me, it is that loamy character that defines the nose—freshly tilled, damp soil that tinctures the black fruit —that takes you straight to this particular château. This is classic through and through and very well defined. The palate is wonderful with very fine delineation, pitch-perfect acidity, touches of graphite infusing the red and black fruit that dovetails into a very pretty, floral finish. This is clearly one of the great wines of the 1996 vintage and I would be stocking up as much as I could, because it will give 30-40 years of pleasure." (96pts Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, Mar 2017)