Chateau Montelena 2021 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
$179.99
Chateau Montelena 2021 "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
95 Points - limited reserve cab
Chateau Montelena's exclusive Estate Reserve Cabernet is one of the best Cabs this winery has ever produced. Try this beautiful Napa Cabernet while its still available.
98 Points Decanter: "The Montelena Estate is a gorgeous wine in 2021, built of 94.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4.9% Cabernet Franc, and 1.0% Petit Verdot, aged 22 months in 45% new French oak. It is super bright and wonderfully aromatic with gorgeous light brown spices, white pepper, and sagebrush. Medium-bodied with cranberry and huckleberry fruits, they have very ripe and powerful tannins with supreme granularity and a fine, pinpoint, pixelated texture. Fantastic, linear, and racy acidity brings this wine into focus. Tasted with winemaker Matt Crafton at Chateau Montelena, Crafton explained that 'the aromatic potential of the vintage leapt out.' For him, the challenge was to reflect the concentration and richness and keep the fresh aromatics. So he moved to very light toast barrels in this vintage."
97 Points Robert Parker: "Winemaker Matt Crafton showed me a sample of the Chateau Montelena 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (Montelena didn't pick any red grapes in 2020) that he said represented, "kind of what I think the Cabernet Sauvignon portion will look like." It reveals engaging floral nuances, intense red fruit notes and hints of cedar and vanilla. As yet, it's not quite as opulent as the 2019 but maybe a touch more elegant yet concentrated and boldly flavored."
Winery Notes: The Estate Cabernet from Montelena is made up of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1.5% Petit Verdot and 0.5% Cabernet Franc. It was aged in 100% French oak barrels (40% new) for 22 months. At a minimum, it takes three years from gently hand-planting each individual vine to the first harvest. However, that initial crop is quite small and it will be another two to three years before the vines really hit their stride. After harvest, fruit destined for the Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon will spend an additional two years in barrel before bottle aging in our cellar prior to release. At best, it’s six solid years of farming, winemaking and cellaring before we can pull that first cork. That type of commitment requires a fundamental belief in ourselves, our work and our mission.
Food Pairings:
Prime Rib or Grilled Ribeye
Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb
Aged Gouda
About the Winery: Located at the base of Mt. St. Helena in Calistoga, CA, Chateau Montelena is a historic Napa Valley estate famous for its 1973 Chardonnay. This specific wine won the legendary 1976 Judgment of Paris, shocking the wine world and proving California could produce vintages that surpassed top French competitors.
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95 Points - limited reserve cab
Chateau Montelena's exclusive Estate Reserve Cabernet is one of the best Cabs this winery has ever produced. Try this beautiful Napa Cabernet while its still available.
98 Points Decanter: "The Montelena Estate is a gorgeous wine in 2021, built of 94.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4.9% Cabernet Franc, and 1.0% Petit Verdot, aged 22 months in 45% new French oak. It is super bright and wonderfully aromatic with gorgeous light brown spices, white pepper, and sagebrush. Medium-bodied with cranberry and huckleberry fruits, they have very ripe and powerful tannins with supreme granularity and a fine, pinpoint, pixelated texture. Fantastic, linear, and racy acidity brings this wine into focus. Tasted with winemaker Matt Crafton at Chateau Montelena, Crafton explained that 'the aromatic potential of the vintage leapt out.' For him, the challenge was to reflect the concentration and richness and keep the fresh aromatics. So he moved to very light toast barrels in this vintage."
97 Points Robert Parker: "Winemaker Matt Crafton showed me a sample of the Chateau Montelena 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (Montelena didn't pick any red grapes in 2020) that he said represented, "kind of what I think the Cabernet Sauvignon portion will look like." It reveals engaging floral nuances, intense red fruit notes and hints of cedar and vanilla. As yet, it's not quite as opulent as the 2019 but maybe a touch more elegant yet concentrated and boldly flavored."
Winery Notes: The Estate Cabernet from Montelena is made up of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1.5% Petit Verdot and 0.5% Cabernet Franc. It was aged in 100% French oak barrels (40% new) for 22 months. At a minimum, it takes three years from gently hand-planting each individual vine to the first harvest. However, that initial crop is quite small and it will be another two to three years before the vines really hit their stride. After harvest, fruit destined for the Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon will spend an additional two years in barrel before bottle aging in our cellar prior to release. At best, it’s six solid years of farming, winemaking and cellaring before we can pull that first cork. That type of commitment requires a fundamental belief in ourselves, our work and our mission.
Food Pairings:
Prime Rib or Grilled Ribeye
Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb
Aged Gouda
About the Winery: Located at the base of Mt. St. Helena in Calistoga, CA, Chateau Montelena is a historic Napa Valley estate famous for its 1973 Chardonnay. This specific wine won the legendary 1976 Judgment of Paris, shocking the wine world and proving California could produce vintages that surpassed top French competitors.
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