Montrose Vintage:1996 I hasten to add that

I hasten to add that from tasting

truffles and wood smoke over spice cake

sweet tannins to round out the finish

and a second year in French oak barrels

Montrose Vintage:1996 I hasten to add thatThe 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.