Château Montrose, Saint-Estephe, 2023, 75clJust as it was from barrel, the 2023 Montrose is one of the most compelling wines of the vintage. Unwinding in the glass with a brooding bouquet of cassis, violets and burning embers, it's full bodied, with prodigious mid palate density and dimension, its concentrated core of fruit underpinned by abundant but ultra refined tannins and lively acids. Broad, penetrating and persistent, it's a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot and 4% Cabernet