Chateau La Tour de Mons Margaux 2018

The 2018 Château La Tour De Mons is another elegant, classy Margaux that's already showing nicely. Lots of red and black currants, cedar pencil, dried flowers, and earthy tobacco define the bouquet, and it's medium-bodied, with nicely integrated tannins, no hard edges, and an outstanding finish. It's going to evolve gracefully for 15-20 years.

Stylish, with a velvety texture to the mix of crushed plum and blackberry fruit, dried anise and singed alder. Perfumy through the finish, with the fruit showing good depth. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2028. 6,833 cases made.

The 2018 La Tour de Mons is deep garnet-purple colored, opening with cedar over red and black fruit, black cherries and dried herbs with a waft of mossy bark. The palate is full-bodied, firm and grainy with an oaky finish.

The 2018 La Tour de Mons has a crisp, delineated and very fresh bouquet that seems to leap from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with graphite- infused black fruit, very saline toward the finish, and moderate in depth. It has certainly gained more energy since I tasted it from barrel and it should drink well over the next decade.