Chateau Montelena

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

9.230 ratings
9.16 pro ratings
Calistoga, Napa Valley, California, USA
Cabernet Sauvignon
Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Pasta, Venison, Tomato-Based, Potato, Pork, Chocolate & Caramel, White Rice, Mushrooms, Beef, Lamb, Chili & Hot Spicy
Top Notes For
Sean Trapani

Founder/Educator Wine Fluent, Consultant ABC Fine Wines & Spirits

8.8

Cassis and asparagus stalk on the nose leads into a slightly thin attack of red raspberry, with a more complex mid palate of mineral and blueberry.

Cassis and asparagus stalk on the nose leads into a slightly thin attack of red raspberry, with a more complex mid palate of mineral and blueberry.

Apr 14th, 2022
George Chen

Ok la…make wines that taste like you!

Ok la…make wines that taste like you!

Jun 12th, 2021
Edmond Bordelon

Following up wine with the good friends (who are becoming my best friends if they keep this up). This time from the north end of Napa Valley, which always confuses me how the north end is warmer than the south end of the valley. (Bay breezes). Famous winery with historic past does not disappoint with their deep purple, dark blueberry and soft tannin wine.

Following up wine with the good friends (who are becoming my best friends if they keep this up). This time from the north end of Napa Valley, which always confuses me how the north end is warmer than the south end of the valley. (Bay breezes). Famous winery with historic past does not disappoint with their deep purple, dark blueberry and soft tannin wine.

Aug 12th, 2020
Stuart Scheff

Smoother than Al Green

Smoother than Al Green

Sep 29th, 2024
Brandon Boesch

Very good cab from magnum at winery. It’s smooth bodied and pretty easy to drink now after popping the cork. It did not strike me as something that will age for a long while. I guess I was hoping for more structure and evolution over lunch.

Very good cab from magnum at winery. It’s smooth bodied and pretty easy to drink now after popping the cork. It did not strike me as something that will age for a long while. I guess I was hoping for more structure and evolution over lunch.

Nov 28th, 2021
Steven

Smells of true Napa. Nice fruit forward, smooth going down, nice (light) amount of tannins for us. Silky. Special dinner night with the fam before my big man goes back to school.

Smells of true Napa. Nice fruit forward, smooth going down, nice (light) amount of tannins for us. Silky. Special dinner night with the fam before my big man goes back to school.

Jan 16th, 2021
Frank

2017 for a cabinet, I would drink it again

2017 for a cabinet, I would drink it again

Jan 1st, 2021
Ben LaBolt

Dark fruit. Flavorful Napa cab from one of the wineries that put it on the map. Even their base cab is great.

Dark fruit. Flavorful Napa cab from one of the wineries that put it on the map. Even their base cab is great.

Nov 1st, 2020
Sándor Jaguar

Superb!

Superb!

Oct 24th, 2020
Tomas M

Pangar till. Inget sticker ut. Strikt. Stramt.

Pangar till. Inget sticker ut. Strikt. Stramt.

Aug 29th, 2020