Montrose 2020 750ml

Château Montrose, the Saint-Estèphe second growth overlooking the Gironde estuary, has been on a remarkable run, and 2020 may be its finest modern vintage. It earned a perfect 100 points from Wine Advocate, 99 from Vinous and 98 from Decanter and Jeb Dunnuck. Wine Advocate called it "a monument in the making," with violets, dark berries, licorice, black truffle and loam over a deep, seamless, elegantly muscular palate with powdery tannins. Many critics now count Montrose among the Médoc's de facto first growths. Hold until at least 2030; it should age for 40 years or more.