Dame Montrose Size:12x750ml The 2000 was roaring from

The 2000 was roaring from the glass when I tasted it in the estates Cote Rotie cellars

Complex and inviting aromas of sweet cherry

Note that this is evolving glacially and I have extended my suggested drinking window by several years

Deep and layered in the glass

sumptuous personality

Dame Montrose Size:12x750ml The 2000 was roaring fromLots of sediment and bottle deposit. Mid garnet. Racy and lively with a good spine of ripe fruit and no obvious sweetness nor alcohol. Well, perhaps just a little sweetness. And a tiny hint of dried fruit on the end. Lacks the complexity of the Calon Sgur 1998 tasted immediately beforehand but it certainly isn't tired in any way.