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1974 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
Label borrowed from 1973
Label borrowed from 1973
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Label borrowed from 1979
Community Tasting Notes 20
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MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
October 5, 2022 - Bordeaux/Cabernet with Special Guest Lail (Orsay): My surprise of the night. Haven't had a lot of experience with this wine and the few I've had were more from the 90's at which point I think they might have lost some of the special sauce. This was drinking incredibly well. From a magnum. It has a lot of dark fruits and a bit more unctuous notes and generally just interesting.
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Nanda wrote:
November 6, 2020 - Explosive aromas of minty plum and cherry fruit with underlying bell pepper and tobacco. Round, plush, sweet and juicy fruit belies the wines age. Timeless!
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LorenzoIlMagnifico Likes this wine: 91 points
November 23, 2018 - Old Cabernet Sauvignon. Still has Cab character and some tannin. Has softened and shows a touch of underlying sweetness. A little acidity on the tongue. An amazing survivor.
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Burgnick Likes this wine: 93 points
November 6, 2018 - The wine was double decanted to serve. Nose initially showed autum leave, dirt, iron, earth and plum fruit. Although it was a thin in the first 45 mins, it was lifted by bright acidity. After an hour, the wine evolved into a deeper and richer aged napa. The sweetness emerged on the palate with some drying tannins. Long and expansive with complexity. 92-93
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Jeff Leve wrote: 90 points
May 24, 2017 - At close to 45 years of age, this still has its old school charm intact, with its tobacco, cedar wood, cassis and tart, red berry profile. Medium/full bodied, and with a bit too much tart over sweet fruit, with rustic tannins in the finish, it's still a fun look back at the old school, California Cabernet Sauvignon.
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By John Gilman
Jul/Aug 2008, Issue #16, The Golden Age of California Cabernet Part Two(Château Montelena “Sonoma County” Cabernet Sauvignon) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
2/15/2015 (link) 92 points(Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County) Bricking dark red violet color; appealing, mature, light vanilla, light cassis, baked raspberry, spice box nose; tasty, maturing, silky textured, light coffee, raspberry, baked cherry palate; medium-plus finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1974
- Type Red
- Producer Chateau Montelena
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Sonoma County
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 4 (2%)
- In Cellars 125 (61%)
- Consumed 75 (37%)
Food Pairing
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationSonoma County
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