This second growth estate from St Estephe is one that I have tried a number of times. One time which stood out in my mind (my wife also recalls this too) was when we tasted a bottle of the 1997 vintage. On the nose was a measure of meaty fishiness which recalls tinned tuna (but I don't think there was any hint of a metallic note), such that whenever a wine exhibits such a smell on the nose, I am immediately reminded of Chateau Montrose 1997.
The story of Montrose goes back to the days when the Segur family owned three of the current first growths (Latour, Lafite and Mouton) as well as what was to become Chateau Calon-Segur. In 1778, the latter was sold to the Dumoulin family, who found an area covered in pink heather. This was cleared and planted with vines, to become the Montrose estate.
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