Chateau Montus Madiran XL 1996 Color:Red Clay scented earth lingers on

Clay scented earth lingers on the finish

made in the image of Priorat

seemingly made more out of air than liquid

Bischi’s Verdicchio is awesome

Chateau Montus Madiran XL 1996 Color:Red Clay scented earth lingers onThe 1996 edition of the Chateau Montus opens with an encyclopedic nose of pipe tobacco, dried cassis fruit leather, tamarind, wet clay soil, and dusty earth. After 40 months in barrel and 24 years in bottle, the tannins in this wine have finally resolved into a rich, velvety and elegant palate, still firm structured but gentle in its age. The acidity is similarly resolved, shining a light on each flavor but with no sharp edges. Tamarind and cassis,