Chateau Montelena
Estate Bottled Napa Valley Chardonnay
Napa Valley, California, USA
#AgedWineTuesday for lunch.
This is a wonderful Chardonnay from the very famous Chateau Montelena. Exactly 40 vintages later, I could see how it won the Judgment of Paris wine competition, with it's 1973 vintage.
Full bodied with medium plus acidity.
Showing lemons, apples, pears, melons, light tropical fruits, herbs, cedar, light vanilla, spices, light earth and black pepper.
Long finish with limes and light almonds.
This 9 year old still feels very young, with lots of complexity and a soft mouthfeel.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 7 years. Has potential to become a 95+ point wine.
Good right out of the bottle, and a great sipping wine. Showing great balance, so there is no need for food here.
Elegant and rich. Fruit forward, powerful and exciting.
I paired it with a Caesar salad with blackened Mahi. Great lunch.
Aged in (10% new) French Oak barrels for 10 months.
13.8% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$65.
#AgedWineTuesday for lunch.
This is a wonderful Chardonnay from the very famous Chateau Montelena. Exactly 40 vintages later, I could see how it won the Judgment of Paris wine competition, with it's 1973 vintage.
Full bodied with medium plus acidity.
Showing lemons, apples, pears, melons, light tropical fruits, herbs, cedar, light vanilla, spices, light earth and black pepper.
Long finish with limes and light almonds.
This 9 year old still feels very young, with lots of complexity and a soft mouthfeel.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 7 years. Has potential to become a 95+ point wine.
Good right out of the bottle, and a great sipping wine. Showing great balance, so there is no need for food here.
Elegant and rich. Fruit forward, powerful and exciting.
I paired it with a Caesar salad with blackened Mahi. Great lunch.
Aged in (10% new) French Oak barrels for 10 months.
13.8% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$65.
Always one of the BEST! Thanks Bo for bringing the 2013 magnum of this iconic wine.
Always one of the BEST! Thanks Bo for bringing the 2013 magnum of this iconic wine.
1 person found it helpfulAug 11th, 2017
Too early to open, but we did. Enjoyed it after some decanting.
Too early to open, but we did. Enjoyed it after some decanting.
Sep 3rd, 2016
Good strong bodied cab, goes well with steak
Good strong bodied cab, goes well with steak
Feb 13th, 2017
With a dry-aged ny strip, perhaps the perfect meal. This would be even better aged s few years.
With a dry-aged ny strip, perhaps the perfect meal. This would be even better aged s few years.
Dec 13th, 2016
Great taste and opens up with the bottle! Bold but not slap your face bold! Subtle slaps! Glad we tried this out in Maui! #maui #tommybahamas #cab
Great taste and opens up with the bottle! Bold but not slap your face bold! Subtle slaps! Glad we tried this out in Maui! #maui #tommybahamas #cab
Jul 30th, 2016