Chateau Montelena

Calistoga Zinfandel

9.010 ratings

9.02 pro ratings

Calistoga, Napa Valley, California, USA

Zinfandel

Lamb, Chicken, Turkey, White Rice, Pasta, Potato, Herbs, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Tomato-Based, Duck, Exotic Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Pork, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Beef, Onion, Shallot, Garlic

Top Notes For

9.2

Pretty classic, old school style Zin. Ripe, balanced spicy blackberry fruit, sandstoney gravelly notes. Soft and full in the mouth. Not jammy at all. Less structured than typical Ridge or Storybook benchmarks, but so drinkable. Love the balance on this. Only 14.5%, thank God.

Pretty classic, old school style Zin. Ripe, balanced spicy blackberry fruit, sandstoney gravelly notes. Soft and full in the mouth. Not jammy at all. Less structured than typical Ridge or Storybook benchmarks, but so drinkable. Love the balance on this. Only 14.5%, thank God.

Feb 18th, 2023

Chris McClellan

8.8

Mix of red/black fruit, raisinated voluptuous texture, sweet finish and not bone dry...tannins and acid smooth...delicious and drinkable...

Mix of red/black fruit, raisinated voluptuous texture, sweet finish and not bone dry...tannins and acid smooth...delicious and drinkable...

Nov 4th, 2020

Michelle Goldfine

9.7

Fabulous - easy drinking - notes of chocolate

Fabulous - easy drinking - notes of chocolate

Dec 25th, 2021

9.0

Not sure if wower is a great wine word. But yeah! Wonderful wine!

Not sure if wower is a great wine word. But yeah! Wonderful wine!

Apr 4th, 2021

9.2

my review— it tastes great! a zinfandel with some horsepower.

my review— it tastes great! a zinfandel with some horsepower.

Mar 17th, 2021

S. Petter Lyngstadaas

9.3

S. had this 3 years ago

S. had this 3 years ago

Mar 25th, 2022

9.0

Eli had this 3 years ago

Eli had this 3 years ago

Mar 15th, 2022

9.1

Tim had this 4 years ago

Tim had this 4 years ago

Apr 4th, 2021

8.8

Sean had this 4 years ago

Sean had this 4 years ago

Jun 22nd, 2020

8.1

Shikha had this 5 years ago

Shikha had this 5 years ago

May 5th, 2020