La Dome De Montrose Vintage 2018 VINTAGE WINES 2015

La Dome De Montrose Vintage 2018 VINTAGE WINES 2015The second wine of Chateau Montrose is made to the same rigorous standards as the First Wine, from grapes grown in the same vineyard, Supple and silky Merlot generally predominates in the varietal mix. Its very pronounced red fruit aromas and flavours reflect another expression of the terroir in a distinctive style which is less elaborately complex than that of the First Wine. Consistently reliable and reaching maturity sooner, the wine was created in

Château Cantemerle located in the Haut Medoc region north of Bordeaux city on the left bank of the Gironde estuary

As a general rule bottle 4 years after the vintage

Unlike its neighbors

just a few miles southwest of Bordeaux’s city center

Petit verdot

Drink to 2030

Effectively this is the third wine produced by Chateau Cheval Blanc similar to Pauillac De Latour

refined delicate scent with not only cassis but remarkably intense dark ripe strawberries

and fruit is harvested slightly earlier than much of the rest of the region

in Moulis En Medoc

best known for running the well-regarded châteaux of Canon La Gaffelière and La Mondotte in Saint-Emillon

This vintage is labeled to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the purchase of the estate by Jean Gautreau who sadly passed away in 2019