Community Tasting Notes 9

• enthusiastic_amateur Likes this wine: 88 points

  April 19, 2024 - Same notes as previous

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• enthusiastic_amateur Likes this wine: 88 points

  February 10, 2024 - Good fruit but medium structure.

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• Spth115 Likes this wine: 89 points

  November 24, 2023 - Very nice Zin, but I was hoping for more fruit.
  That said, it’s a very smooth dry red wine !

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• BrewnsGagnon Does not like this wine: 85 points

  November 3, 2023 - Drank twice
  
  Once during a private testing directly at the estate
  Once from the bottle I brought back from my trip. Let it open for 1-2-3 hours in a decanter (1 glass per hour)
  
  The third glass at the 3hrs mark was the best.
  
  It’s not a problematic wine in any ways
  
  It’s just a very linear and straight forward wine
  
  powerful fruits on the nose, not much complexity except an oaky/leathery combo if you pay close attention
  
  Powerful but short-lived explosion of fruits on the palate. Cherry, oak… tanins are okay. A bit harsh, didnt find any finesse in there.. not very rounded.
  
  
  The biggest problem of those wines is their selling price. 68 USD, worth 25$ top.
  
  Otherwise very drinkable on a thursday diner

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• Wine, Of Course! Likes this wine: 92 points

  May 17, 2023 - Tasted at winery: bright cherry forward roasted espresso, blackberry, raspberry tones, already well balanced with long finish on palate add 3-5 years & this wine will develop beautiful depth.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2019
• Type Red
• Producer Chateau Montelena
• Varietal Zinfandel
• Designation The Montelena Estate
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Calistoga
• UPC Code 603012002132

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• Pending Delivery 3 (0%)
• In Cellars 1,062 (71%)
• Consumed 428 (29%)

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