An old charmer. Not the strongest Montrose, and overshadowed on the night by a charmer of a 1967 Haut-Brion, but this was nevertheless quite enjoyable. The nose clearly belonged to a very mature wine, with earth sous sous, meat, and bloody ferrous notes at the fore, before tones of cassis and hints of tobacco joined in to play. The palate was surprisingly alive after that - with bright, juicy acidity and still firm tannins forming a solid backdrop for slightly lean notes of cassis, mineral and tobacco, again wed to a good dose of dried earth and then damper sous bois tones leading into the finish. This showed a whole lot younger on the palate than on the nose. All in all, an enjoyable wine, but not the strongest.

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