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
Chateau Montelena is renowned for consistently producing age-worthy, classically-styled wines that capture the nuances of each vintage and its distinct terroir. Widely known for winning the Judgment of Paris in 1976, it helped put California at the forefront of the wine world. Today, the winery is honored on the National Register of Historic Places and continues to be owned and operated by the Barrett Family.
