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ChateauMontelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate 2004 - Napa Valley
Rated 94 - The 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, all from their old vineyards in Calistoga. This is a dense, ruby/purple-tinged wine with full body, and despite the softness of the general vintage, Montelena has plenty of structure. Like nearly every vintage of their top Cabernet Sauvignon, ...
ChateauMontelena 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley The Montelena Estate 1.5L Magnum
WA (93-95)pts. - The powerful, concentrated 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (14.3% alcohol) exhibits aromas of black currant jam, tar, smoke, and forest floor. This opulent, rich 2003, while less flamboyant than the extroverted 2002, is deep, chewy, pure, and well-delineated. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2025+. At the end of my tastings, Bo ...
ChateauMontelena Estate Napa Cabernet 2004 Rated 94+WA
Wine Advocate Review Rated 94+ The 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, all from their old vineyards in Calistoga. This is a dense, ruby/purple-tinged wine with full body, and despite the softness of the general vintage, Montelena has plenty of structure. Like nearly every vintage of their top ...
2005 ChateauMontelena Napa Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery continues to turn out a strong Cabernet Sauvignon from vineyards in the Calistoga area. This is a big production item (10,000 cases), and tends to be a good value for a high-class Napa Cabernet. The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon (22,000 cases) is a beauty. Savory black currant fruit notes ...
2005 ChateauMontelena Estate Napa Zinfandel
The ChateauMontelena Zinfandel: The 2005 Zinfandel is a success in this very challenging year for this varietal (not enough heat, which Zinfandel must have to ripen fully). The wine has good fruit, a leaner style, and a more elegant personality. Perhaps readers who never liked Zinfandel because of its ...
ChateauMontelena Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 1999 - Napa Valley Dry
Rated 95 - The 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (an 8,600-case cuvee made from yields of 1.98 tons of fruit per acre) is considered by Bo Barrett to be a -great- year. The wine boasts a saturated inky/purple color as well as extraordinary density of fruit and cassis, and huge tannin, ...
1980 Montelena, Chateau Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 750ml
Starts with a burst of ripe, plummy fruit, but then turns quite dry, tannic and leathery, finishing with earthy mineral flavors. A second bottle showed more grapey currant and wild berry, firm and compact.--California Cabernet retrospective. Drink no... Wine Spectator. A Cabernet Sauvignon wine from California in USA. 1980 Montelena, ...
ChateauMontelena 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
WA 90pts. - Winemaker Notes - The color of the wine is a deep garnet red in the glass, like nice dark claret. The nose is raspberry, bramble, cassis, some earth and the characteristic Cabernet black pepper spice. There is a bit more cedar and pepper up front with the ...
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