Beautiful Cab Sauv from a stellar year in Napa! Can’t beat Montelena for structure, balance and a long shelf life. The only comparable wine (I’ve tasted) from this vintage is Shafer Hillside Select. This wine was fruit forward, mid pallet of aged leather, tobacco, nice tan is and a finish that lasted until the next sip!! Drink now, but would still be a very nice wine 10+ years from now!!
Beautiful Cab Sauv from a stellar year in Napa! Can’t beat Montelena for structure, balance and a long shelf life. The only comparable wine (I’ve tasted) from this vintage is Shafer Hillside Select. This wine was fruit forward, mid pallet of aged leather, tobacco, nice tan is and a finish that lasted until the next sip!! Drink now, but would still be a very nice wine 10+ years from now!!
Jan 29th, 2023Strong structure, good tannin, medium acid, and a bit of oak. Dark cherry, earth, tobacco.
Strong structure, good tannin, medium acid, and a bit of oak. Dark cherry, earth, tobacco.
Jan 23rd, 2019Outstanding Cabernet. Needs an hour to breath but after that it is smooth, fruity and well balanced. Really nice wine.
Outstanding Cabernet. Needs an hour to breath but after that it is smooth, fruity and well balanced. Really nice wine.
Sep 24th, 2016Great nose. Opening well. Pops of fruit. Smooth, but it's showing a lot of potential for further aging.
Great nose. Opening well. Pops of fruit. Smooth, but it's showing a lot of potential for further aging.
Jul 20th, 2016