Wines: 1988 Château Montrose

In our first blog entry, our Head Sommelier takes a look at a wine recently added to the cellar at Auberge du Lac.

Last Saturday we opened another beautiful bottle of wine, 1988 Château Montrose. This St Stèphe surprised me on quality; it was rich and elegant, definitely on its peak of maturity and it should be sold before the end of the year as I'm afraid that Bretts will be showing up soon if I age it for longer.

A beautiful wine nevertheless, it drinks perfectly when young, 2006 being the youngest vintage available. It matures into an elegant, earthy St Estephe, for half the price of Cos d'Estournel. It's also a second cru.

Derya Demirci de la Fuente
Head Sommelier, Auberge du Lac