Monbousquet 1995 750ml

Château Monbousquet in Saint-Émilion was transformed after Gérard Perse, later the owner of Château Pavie, bought it in 1993. The 1995 was among the first vintages to show that new ambition, and Robert Parker was struck by how far it had come from the soft, commercial style of earlier decades. He described an opaque purple wine with new oak, spice and abundant black fruit, full-bodied, super-extracted and multi-layered. Wine Spectator called it "immediate gratification in a bottle," with coffee, tobacco, grilled meat and a long, smoky berry finish. Now fully mature, it is best enjoyed over the next few years.