1999 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate

Community Tasting Notes (245) Avg Score: 92.0 points

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  11/26/2023 - wa2ofd Likes this wine:

  Still a very big Cali cab…needs air and decant.

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  6/21/2023 - Gunakadeit Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I don’t think we gave this enough air. Pretty tight.

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  5/14/2023 - robertgf wrote: 94 Points

  Decanted 30 minutes then sampled over two hours. Paired with wagyu steaks after a rainy day in a fishing boat. WON! Slightly preferred over impeccable 05 Staglin Estate and delicious 09 Corliss . Lovely floral, earthy nose with slight hint of tar or scorched earth which took about 30 minutes to fully evolve. Impressive for me to find as much fruit after almost 25 years. Tannins nicely refined.. A full bodied and rich wine. I wouldn’t expect further improvement with age, nor would I be in a rush to drink up. Easily expect 5 yrs. at this level.

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  5/13/2023 - rocknroller wrote: 94 Points

  Very dark red color with a 5mm transitional margin. Decanted and drank a glass over 3 hours. Great nose, starting with cigar, smoke, tar, blackberry and plum. The nose slowly evolved over the next hour to show a perfume that now showcases the blackberry, boysenberry, pencil and deep dried forest floor earthiness with cocoa nuances. The palate shows a core of lovely purple fruits, blackberry, boysenberry, cassis, and plum notes, followed by dried wood, and pencil notes over time and a hint of cherry. The tannins are fine grained and this has that Montelena class. Loved watching this evolve over the evening. This just edged out a wonderful '05 Staglin. 94+pts.

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  2/20/2023 - sirwine Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This was a really pretty wine. Still had some tannins left in the back of the throat, but this wine is ready to drink. It won't get better but it has a couple of years at its current level.

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