Community Tasting Notes 11

• whudock Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 13, 2024 - drinking very well with lots of backbone and spice to complement the rich dark cherry fruit

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• Baron Slick wrote: 90 points

  October 9, 2023 - Deep, charred, and aromatic dark fruit frames earthy scents of licorice, leather, veneer, and menthol. Youthfully structured, good brightness and balance, with plump fruit flavors that linger nicely.

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• BottleScholar Likes this wine:

  July 27, 2023 - Aroma & Flavor Characteristics: Fruit is ripe and concentrated. Blueberry, blackberry, black cherry, red cherry, charred wood, menthol, coffee, potting soil, dried red cherry, raspberry leather, vanilla, baking spice. Color: Medium Ruby, almost deep. Aromatic Intensity: Medium(+), verging on high. Sweetness: Dry. Acidity: Medium. Tannin Level: Medium. Tannin Nature: Ripe, Smooth. Alcohol: High. Body: Medium (+). Flavor Intensity: Medium (+). Finish: Medium. Quality: Very Good. Aging: Suitable for aging.

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• cowoodchuck wrote: 95 points

  April 9, 2023 - Worth well more then the $44 into my cellar. I should have had the bottle from the wine cellar for an hour or so to achieve room temperature. All in all an excellent wine.

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• Zweder wrote: 90 points

  March 12, 2023 - Very creamy bouquet with fruit yoghurt. On the palate a round wine with red berries, oak and cedar, caramel, good acidity and round tannin with some sweetness in the finish and a good length.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type Red
• Producer Chateau Montelena
• Varietal Zinfandel
• Designation The Montelena Estate
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Calistoga
• UPC Codes 4000151626513, 603012002132, 7070293038397

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• Pending Delivery 12 (1%)
• In Cellars 1,103 (66%)
• Consumed 545 (33%)

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