Chateau Montus Madiran XL 1996 Color:Red and great conversations about deer

and great conversations about deer

with a touch of creme brulee

festoon our houses with extra lights in the darkest part of the winter

with notes of apple pie

Chateau Montus Madiran XL 1996 Color:Red and great conversations about deerThe 1996 edition of the Chateau Montus opens with an encyclopedic nose of pipe tobacco, dried cassis fruit leather, tamarind, wet clay soil, and dusty earth. After 40 months in barrel and 24 years in bottle, the tannins in this wine have finally resolved into a rich, velvety and elegant palate, still firm structured but gentle in its age. The acidity is similarly resolved, shining a light on each flavor but with no sharp edges. Tamarind and cassis,