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Chateau Montelena 'Estate' Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
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- TASTING NOTE: "The flagship wine of Chateau Montelena sourced from the winery's estate vineyard adjacent to the chateau near the base of Mount St Helena. Compact and restrained at first; give it some air and good things will come. Bright red-toned fruits and dried wild herb notes are tethered to rich cedar spices. Well-endowed with impressive depth and concentration, particularly evident in the mid-palate which is weighted by crushed stones and earthen minerality. Elongated tannins are crisp while acids are firm and tangy. Those capable of looking past its upfront approachability will be rewarded with patience as this wine will evolve and shine over the next four decades. (Drink between 2022-2060)" 99 Points - Jonathan Cristaldi, Decanter
- ABOUT THE WINE: 99% Cabernet Sauvignon, 0.5% Petit Verdot, 0.5% Cabernet Franc, aged 22 months in French oak, 40% new.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: One of the icons of New World Wine. Immortalised in the film Bottle Shock, which presented a fictionalised account of the wineries triumph at the 1976 Judgement Of Paris, where it's 1973 Chardonnay outpointed some of the best white Burgundies in a blind tasting. Established in 1882, the winery stopped producing during prohibition. It came under the stewardship of Jim Barrett in the late 1960's and by 1972 wine production had re-commenced. World class Cabernet and Chardonnay are the hallmarks of Chateau Montelena.
- COUNTRY: USA
- REGION: Napa Valley, California
- VARIETAL: Cabernet Sauvignon
- WINE STYLE: Red Wine
- WINEMAKER: Matt Crafton
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 14.1%
- SIZE: 750ml
