Chateau Montelena
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Calistoga, Napa Valley, California, USA
From taste: rubber notes detract from nose, rich raspberry sauce vanilla and tobacco leaf. Palate is lean and elegant, bit of residual sugar showing up, moderate acidity but quite short on finish, and lacking in midpalate power. Not much for tannin either, this wasn't on the skins for never long...and is very light as a result. $70?
From taste: rubber notes detract from nose, rich raspberry sauce vanilla and tobacco leaf. Palate is lean and elegant, bit of residual sugar showing up, moderate acidity but quite short on finish, and lacking in midpalate power. Not much for tannin either, this wasn't on the skins for never long...and is very light as a result. $70?
Sep 17th, 2015
🎄 Advent Halfy Callander Day 01 🎄
🎅 Santa says this is so cherry like my cheeks when Mrs Claus is cleaning my cherrys in the shower 😊
📝 I say one of the best Montelina Cabs I’ve had as others have been too sweet
⏩ 🍾 Mrs E got Gosset Grand Rose - pic on Instagram
📍 Chateau Montelena 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon
🏵 92 points w/ a touch more potential
🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 Deep dark ruby
👃 Dark cherry & plum in blackcurrant through light smoke & blueberry w/ an undertone of red & purple potpourri, touch of raspberry liquorice & violets
👄 Med body of creamy dark cherry w/ blackcurrant, plum, sweet red liquorice, blueberry compote & more cherry
🎯 Med+ cherry dominant linger w/ a red liquoricec& blueberry tone
🎄 Advent Halfy Callander Day 01 🎄
🎅 Santa says this is so cherry like my cheeks when Mrs Claus is cleaning my cherrys in the shower 😊
📝 I say one of the best Montelina Cabs I’ve had as others have been too sweet
⏩ 🍾 Mrs E got Gosset Grand Rose - pic on Instagram
📍 Chateau Montelena 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon
🏵 92 points w/ a touch more potential
🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 Deep dark ruby
👃 Dark cherry & plum in blackcurrant through light smoke & blueberry w/ an undertone of red & purple potpourri, touch of raspberry liquorice & violets
👄 Med body of creamy dark cherry w/ blackcurrant, plum, sweet red liquorice, blueberry compote & more cherry
🎯 Med+ cherry dominant linger w/ a red liquoricec& blueberry tone
Good, drinkable wine. Balanced across the levels.
Good, drinkable wine. Balanced across the levels.
Jan 2nd, 2016One of the oldest most decorated vineyards in the country. As close to France as California is ever going to get. Cherry, chocolate, dark berries and some mint. Perfect color - Great legs.
One of the oldest most decorated vineyards in the country. As close to France as California is ever going to get. Cherry, chocolate, dark berries and some mint. Perfect color - Great legs.
Nov 21st, 2015
This was a solid glass of wine but certainly not anything special. It did grow on me as let it breathe and paired with some highly savory food. Not a big wine- I had expected more from a 2012.
This was a solid glass of wine but certainly not anything special. It did grow on me as let it breathe and paired with some highly savory food. Not a big wine- I had expected more from a 2012.
Nov 10th, 2015Fruit on nose, silky smooth finish. Slightly astringent. Young
Fruit on nose, silky smooth finish. Slightly astringent. Young
Sep 20th, 2015