LiQuery - Ch�teau Montrose 1996

Item:	16520
Size:	1500 mL (50.7 oz)
Type:	1996 VINTAGES
Release Date:	2021-04-22
Producer:	Ulysse Cazabonne
Location:	France - Bordeaux
Price:	$1290.00 Price History
Style:	Red Wine Full-bodied & Firm
Alcohol:	14.0%
Varietal:	Bordeaux
Sugar Code:	XD
Rating:	96
Total Inventory:	3 vs. on
Cellar:	2014
Glass Style:	Voigner/Chardonnay Purchase Glass

Description
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Tasting Notes
Tasted at the vertical in London, I have instead used the tasting note from a bottle opened at the property when I visited just a couple of weeks later. The 1996 Montrose is a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot picked between 23 September and 6 October. It was served alongside the 1986 Montrose, however, this is a far better wine and reconfirms Robert Parker's remarks at his own vertical at the property in 2014. 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 ch�teau. 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 gi

Tasting Notes