Sunday, August 25, 2019 - An outstanding wine and in its prime drinking stage.
Opened and decanted for 40 minutes with some sediment but not too bad. A full nose of rich black fruits, some cranberry, vanilla and rich oak spices.
The longer this was open the more it reveled. A medium to bold bodied wine. Black cherry, blueberry, leather, pencil lead and oak spices. The finish was amazing and long lasting with a hint of black pepper mixed in.
By far one of the better Estate wines I have enjoyed from Montelena. I have vertical from 06 through 15 and these wines need age to fully develop.