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2004 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Calistoga
Label borrowed from 2003
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Community Tasting Notes 219
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salil wrote: 88 points
March 7, 2024 - WCC 2004 California Cab Blind Tasting (Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY): Liked but didn't love this in the blind tasting, though a leftover glass showed better much later in the night with more air. Compared to the other wines on the table, the fruit feels more restrained and there's more of an earthy/savoury character here. But the palate also feels a bit lean, and the tannins stick out on the finish.
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kenv Likes this wine: 91 points
March 7, 2024 - WCC 2004 California Cab Blind Tasting (Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY): [Double-decanted around 2pm.] Smoky black fruit nose. Juicy, tart. Has a sour quality not typical of Cali Cab.
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Cow Town Likes this wine: 95 points
February 18, 2024 - All you could want in an aged Napa cab. Delicate, but not weak. Full of flavor, but not like an older French wine. Long finish, good color, and something you could linger with. Excellent.
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ciesel wrote: 88 points
April 27, 2023 - OK, herbal and earthy. After decanting drank over the next two hours. Little bitter at first and fruit for lack of a better phrase was "weird". However, toward end I sensed a lot of tannin left, and fruit went more toward berry and the wine came together. Hanging on to last bottle for a couple of more years.
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jonboy74 Likes this wine: 94 points
March 26, 2023 - My WotN. Kept this bottle closer to me at the table. Needed 30 min of air but was ready to roll after that. Almost fully Integrated tannins, medium plus body and still plenty of fruit. Cork split at opening. This made me regret not having a ton of this in my cellar. A fabulous napa cab.
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By Stephen Tanzer
Chateau Montelena Cabernet Estate: 1977-2010 (May 2019), 5/1/2019 (link)(Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Montelena Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
Horizontal Tasting of Napa Valley’s 2004 Cabernets (Jun 2015), 3/1/2015 (link)(Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate Calistoga) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Szabo, MS
7/7/2009 (link)(Chateau Montelena The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga, Napa Valley red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Linda Murphy
6/22/2008 (link)(Chateau Montelena, The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2006, IWC Issue #126 (link)(Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
5/31/2008 (link) 91 points(Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate) Tight but big cassis nose; tight, tannic, cassis palate; medium finish 91+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2004
- Type Red
- Producer Chateau Montelena
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation The Montelena Estate
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Calistoga
- UPC Codes 098709084476, 3760076820045, 451209637502, 669576019863, 7070293006969, 733555100320, 733555251329
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 26 (0%)
- In Cellars 4,390 (58%)
- Consumed 3,196 (42%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Beef, bottom round. Roast beef in gravy. Perfect. Potatoes and onions and carrots., Chateaubriand, hard aged chedder, Prime rib, sirloin steak, steak with chicken, surf and turfWho Likes This Wine
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- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationCalistoga
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