IntoWine highlighted the Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 in its most recent review. The review receives a rating of an A, with the reviewer acknowledging the cellar aging potential of the wine and its ability to pair with a wide range of foods. As far as the tasting experience, Loren Sonkin adds “The nose is great with cassis, tobacco, dark chocolate and slight pencil lead. On the palate, this has a wonderful texture. Juicy cassis flavors intertwined with a slight earthiness a char. It unwinds in the glass.” Read the full review HERE
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Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
Calistoga, Napa Valley, California
The Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is Chateau Montelena’s flagship wine and a quality icon of Napa Valley. The winemaking team works obsessively and passionately with each vintage to capture the best expression of their historic terroir. This is a show-stopper that reveals the perfect blend of flavors, aromas and textures to reach the pinnacle of balance. We are please to offer the 2005 as part of Chateau Montelena's new "Decade Release" program.
Chateau Montelena
Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Calistoga, Napa Valley, California
The Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is Chateau Montelena’s flagship wine and a quality icon of Napa Valley. The winemaking team works obsessively and passionately with each vintage to capture the best expression of their historic terroir. This is a show-stopper that reveals the perfect blend of flavors, aromas and textures to reach the pinnacle of balance.
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Chateau Montelena
Calistoga, Napa Valley, California
In 1976 Chateau Montelena put California at the forefront of the wine world. That year a who's-who of the French wine establishment gathered in Paris for a blind tasting of French and American wines. When the scores were tallied, the top-ranking white wine was Chateau Montelena's 1973 Chardonnay. Montelena today continues to be a quality benchmark in Napa Valley, producing some of the finest Cabernet and Chardonnay in California.
