La Dame de Montrose 2014 Saint-Estèphe (75cl)

La Dame de Montrose 2014 is the second wine of Château Montrose in Saint-Estèphe. It was created in 1983 as a tribute to owner Yvonne Charmolue and comes from a selection predominantly of Merlot drawn from the estate's cooler terroirs. The 2014 blend is 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot, with micro-parcel vinification, gentle extractions and five press qualities, then 12 months in French oak barrels with about one-third new oak, from clay on limestone bedrock and Terrace No.05. The estate describes a crimson tint, spice and ripe fruit on an elegant nose, a fresh, elegant and silky attack with attractive tannic structure, a full, well-rounded mid-palate, and a long finish with touches of liquorice.