Community Tasting Notes 6

• svpandae wrote:

  July 26, 2015 - Still holding together, and a fascinating wine. Would definitely guess aged cab if tasting blind on this. Teetering on the edge, though. Drink up.

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• affordableCollector wrote: 88 points

  October 16, 2014 - orange, red, in the color. soy, dried fruit, prunes, on the nose. wood, blackberry, plum, bitter chocolate, oak, slight nuance of brett. high acid, medium tannins, on the finish.

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• TJK wrote: 90 points

  August 24, 2013 - This one fooled everyone. Folks thought it was a cab and really enjoyed it. It still had nice flavor profile although clearly had nuances of an aged wine.

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• svpandae Likes this wine: 92 points

  November 1, 2012 - Wow! Was expecting a throw-away bottle here. Found something completely different. Cork was soaked, but wine was fine. Took 30 minutes or so to open up, and continued to evolve over 2 hours, but the bottle was empty by then. Nose of dampness and stone. Still quite a bit of fruit (relative - based on expectations), and enough tanin to suggest that it still has some life left. A bit nutty. A bit of lovely sharpness still there, but mostly quite smooth. Moderate finish. Again, wow. Was not expecting this.

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• Nanda wrote: 87 points

  July 29, 2006 - Tired and only showing a glimpse of what the fruit this likely possessed years ago. Interesting for the secondary earth notes, but well past peak drinking.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1994
• Type Red
• Producer Chateau Montelena
• Varietal Zinfandel
• Designation Estate
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Code 733555000064

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• In Cellars 40 (56%)
• Consumed 32 (44%)

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