$299.99 x 6
Bottles per case | 6 |
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Price range per bottle | $100.00 and over |
Unit | 750 |
Grape variety | Cabernet & Cabernet Blends |
Vintage | 2019 |
Country | California |
Region | Napa Valley |
Sub region | Calistoga |
Winery | |
Wine type | Red Table Wine |
Payment Type | phone |
Collection | Chateau Montelena |
The premise behind Montelena’s flagship wine is decidedly simple: it’s unapologetically Montelena. With over 40 years of experience in this dynamic and distinctive vineyard, the winery’s team has recognized the value of blazing their own trail outside of conventions and norms. It takes confidence in the land as well as the people, farming, and winemaking to live up to the high standards that they have set for themselves.
Floral aromas with Bing cherry and raspberry buttressed by rich notes of cocoa, hazelnut, and Earl Grey. Black pepper and cedar complement this freshness exquisitely. Dense but light on its feet, the contrast of velvety tannins and bright acid bookend a youthful and vibrant palate. 99% cabernet sauvignon, .5% petit verdot, .5% cabernet franc. Aged 22 months in 100% French oak, 40% new.
“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.”
99 points, Jonathan Cristaldi, Decanter, June 2022
“I tasted the soon-to-be-released 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate from two bottles, one freshly opened and one that had been opened the day before. Both were clearly outstanding, with the freshly opened bottle being just a bit tighter and less luxuriously textured but obviously packed with potential. Mixed currants and cherries appear on the nose, joined by hints of dark chocolate, while the palate is medium to full-bodied, rich, expansive and velvety, with a lingering, mouthwatering finish.”
96+ points, Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate, March 2023
“The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is heady and quite extroverted, especially compared with the 2018 tasted alongside it. Readers will have a very hard time keeping their hands off this jewel of a wine. Silky, plush tannins wrap around a core of dark fruit, chocolate, lavender, spice and leather. The combination of a generous, opulent style with the classically-leaning Montelena style makes for a hugely appealing Cabernet to drink over the next two decades or more.”
96 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media, October 2022
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