Chateau Montrose 2005, Saint-Estephe, France Argentina with over 300 hectares under

with over 300 hectares under vine

but thought Tirecul la Graviere's 1993 Cuvee Madame to be the superior wine

From a fabulous vintage

the 2009 Pape Clement struts flamboyantly out of the glass

Chateau Montrose 2005, Saint-Estephe, France Argentina with over 300 hectares underThe 2005 Montrose continues to show brilliantly, unwinding in the glass with notes of blackcurrant, red fruits, loamy soil, black truffles and cigar ash. Full bodied, deep and concentrated, it's still brooding and tannic, with lively acids and an imposing chassis of structuringand artery cleansingextract. Still an adolescent, it's one of the last unrepentantly old school vintages of Montrose, and Mdoc purists couldn't own enough. While this remains a