Chateau Montrose, St-Estephe 2012 Costa Toscano

Chateau Montrose, St-Estephe 2012 Costa ToscanoTasted blind. Fragrant and ripe at the same time. The build of this wine is not massive but the balance is charming. Lots of tannin buried beneath lots of ripe fruit. Very careful selection? Just a little scrawny on the end. Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson. com (17)

transposing their own character and graft into the precious nectar

with an alcohol content of 44%

This is the fullest expression of the Clos - more like Montrachet

this is a silky-textured Fragrant

it is further aged with a blend of herbs and spices for 3 to 6 months

complimented by sweet undertones of cereal and rice

The nose is ripe and warm

Ripe blackcurrant and wild berry fruit on the nose complimented sweet vanilla oak

From one of the pioneering winemaking families in Austria’s burgeoning minimal intervention scene

saline touches and aromatic scrub herbs

A fantastic example of mature Rioja from the vintage 2004

who rejected the Chianti classification many years ago due to overly restrictive regulations