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Manage Subscriptions2018 Chateau Montelena Zinfandel The Montelena Estate
Zinfandel
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Calistoga
Community Tasting Notes 11
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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.
1 person found this helpful Comment -
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.
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
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 12 (1%)
- In Cellars 1,103 (66%)
- Consumed 545 (33%)
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- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationCalistoga
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