HERMITAGE SPIRIT

Tasting notes

Inky colour with ruby hues, dense and profound. Complex nose delivering notes of mocha, zan, blackcurrant, raspberry, and violet Notes of blackcurrant, morello, redcurrant, and cocoa give to the palate a rich touch of mellowness The wine is long, ample and homogeneous; the finish is neat and the mid-palate complex and balanced. The soft tannins are neat and straight on a lingering finish.

The property in brief

Second growth classified in 1855. With its terroir of big gravels located by the river Gironde, its classic and powerful style, Montrose is often called the Latour of Saint Estephe. Montrose needs time to express its incomparable delicacy. In the first decade, its fantastic potential are hidden behind a certain austerity. In the second decade, the wines open themselves. In the third decade, they explose and the terroir expresses itself. In the hands of the family Charmolle from 1896 to 2006, it is now run by Martin and Olivier Bouygues.