Chateau Montelena

Napa Valley Zinfandel

9.321 ratings
9.48 pro ratings
Napa Valley, California, USA
Zinfandel
Lamb, Chicken, Turkey, White Rice, Pasta, Potato, Herbs, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Tomato-Based, Duck, Exotic Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Pork, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Beef, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
boyd

Delicious with Hot Mess at Jackrabbit. Never would have thought this was 37 years old. Showing well.

Delicious with Hot Mess at Jackrabbit. Never would have thought this was 37 years old. Showing well.

1 person found it helpfulMar 29th, 2017
Christina Turley

Sales & Marketing Turley Wine Cellars

9.4

Epic, epic, epic...something to aspire to 40 years from now.

Epic, epic, epic...something to aspire to 40 years from now.

1 person found it helpfulJan 18th, 2014
Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.1

Lovely spicy classic Zin.

Lovely spicy classic Zin.

Sep 10th, 2016
Kenneth Korsbæk

A look back to the 1973 Paris tasting same winery but this is the zin.
Keeping up aromas beautiful and nice notes of leather and tobacco.
Really and nice wine, kudos to Scott an Kelli who manage the cellar at Restaurant Press where it's on their winelist

A look back to the 1973 Paris tasting same winery but this is the zin.
Keeping up aromas beautiful and nice notes of leather and tobacco.
Really and nice wine, kudos to Scott an Kelli who manage the cellar at Restaurant Press where it's on their winelist

May 20th, 2016
Collin-Peter Casey

Northern California Sales Manager Weygandt-Metzler Importing

9.6

Drinking well tonight, apparently. Everything is tasting great for some reason.

Drinking well tonight, apparently. Everything is tasting great for some reason.

Dec 24th, 2013
Renee Bourassa

Sommelier/Wine Director Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn

9.2

Tasting like old Cab... super clean cork, and color still rich... very impressed by this aged Zin!

Tasting like old Cab... super clean cork, and color still rich... very impressed by this aged Zin!

Jun 19th, 2013
David Metcalf

One of the oldest Zins I've had. Well made examples like this always seem to turn all stewed fruit and petrichor after a few decades in bottle. Very southern Rhône set of aromas. Enough acid and tannin to hold it together; unraveled steadily over a 2 hour window.

One of the oldest Zins I've had. Well made examples like this always seem to turn all stewed fruit and petrichor after a few decades in bottle. Very southern Rhône set of aromas. Enough acid and tannin to hold it together; unraveled steadily over a 2 hour window.

Jun 7th, 2016
Michael reilly

Probably best wine we had in the tasting. Still pretty light but peppery and with a bite of spice.

Probably best wine we had in the tasting. Still pretty light but peppery and with a bite of spice.

Feb 22nd, 2020
Kyo Jin

Zinfandel tasting highlight number one, and the one and only Montelena Zinfandel Reserve?

Zinfandel tasting highlight number one, and the one and only Montelena Zinfandel Reserve?

Oct 25th, 2016
Kyo Jin

Zinfandel tasting preview number three.

Zinfandel tasting preview number three.

Oct 25th, 2016