graphite and wood smoke

round and delicious middle weight flavors possess lovely complexity on the sappy and persistent finish

exotic spices and plums

Here there is no such reductive funkiness as a cool and airy nose offers up notes of Asian-style tea

but also some that will go down as landmarks in that history

Montrose Vintage:1998 graphite and wood smokeThe 2015 Montrose has a very intense bouquet of blackberry, raspberry coulis, iodine and violet scents that blossom in the glass, demonstrating more exuberance than (what transpired to be) the 2015 Meyney. The palate is medium bodied with fine tannin, very well judged acidity, taut and linear with satisfying freshness and poise on the finish. Maybe this just has the edge over the Meyney. Superb. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting.