Château Montrose St Estèphe 1855 2ième Cru 1976

Tasted on the same evening as a Montrose 1990 from magnum, which in theory should have been far more successful than the 1976, but in fact that was just a wonderful wine from a vintage that had a hot dry summer not unlike the ones we have seen more recently – and on this showing, you can feel pretty confident that Montrose has exactly what it takes to keep delivering at the highest level in these kind of years. Full of sweet raspberry purée, leather, tobacco, mandarin peel and cold campfire ash, so drinkable and moreish. The tannins are fully melted, and yet the wine still has shape and character. Harvest September 15 to September 29. Exact blend unknown, owned by the Charmolüe family.