Calistoga, Napa Valley, California, USA
Very good & begging to be drunk up now! Spice & Worcestershire! #Napa #CabernetSauvignon classic 1983
Very good & begging to be drunk up now! Spice & Worcestershire! #Napa #CabernetSauvignon classic 1983
Nov 28th, 2014
Certain wines you come back to because they are timeless. This 1983 Cabernet is simply elegant. Aged where the fruit has died yet its complexity is still battling it out with the remnants of fruit and vegetal quality evokes an aged and glorious wine.
Certain wines you come back to because they are timeless. This 1983 Cabernet is simply elegant. Aged where the fruit has died yet its complexity is still battling it out with the remnants of fruit and vegetal quality evokes an aged and glorious wine.
Jul 5th, 2021En Magnum. This wine just seemed very different. Not sure this is what I was really expecting from an 83 Montelena even from Magnum. I don't think I was expecting it to taste like a 2010 Spottswoode. Had almost a Bordeaux character to it, which I guess I'm really not surprised at all about that. At first, this wine was FUN-KY!!!! Was itching to get down to business though. Nose was mushroom, fig, cedar, anise. Palate was eventually consistent with the nose but the middle and finish is where this gained a substantial amount of aged blackberry and toasted oak. I really can't say that this wine was a show stopper, but it definitely got my attention in a slightly different way than I was expecting. If you have any of these in 750 or mag, I'd say it's time to start drinking them!!
En Magnum. This wine just seemed very different. Not sure this is what I was really expecting from an 83 Montelena even from Magnum. I don't think I was expecting it to taste like a 2010 Spottswoode. Had almost a Bordeaux character to it, which I guess I'm really not surprised at all about that. At first, this wine was FUN-KY!!!! Was itching to get down to business though. Nose was mushroom, fig, cedar, anise. Palate was eventually consistent with the nose but the middle and finish is where this gained a substantial amount of aged blackberry and toasted oak. I really can't say that this wine was a show stopper, but it definitely got my attention in a slightly different way than I was expecting. If you have any of these in 750 or mag, I'd say it's time to start drinking them!!
Apr 27th, 2019
Dammit. Decanted. Gone. Washed out. Rated it the same as the year.
Dammit. Decanted. Gone. Washed out. Rated it the same as the year.
Apr 29th, 2017
This californian wine, Bordeaux still 1983
This californian wine, Bordeaux still 1983
Aug 29th, 2015Aged very well, none of the typical flavore you get with older wines. Port-like flavor. Sweet.
Aged very well, none of the typical flavore you get with older wines. Port-like flavor. Sweet.
Feb 17th, 2015Tess had this 12 years ago
Tess had this 12 years ago
Feb 10th, 2013
