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Thursday, July 6, 2017 - An exquisite cabernet. A great vintage from a supreme wine maker. After 20 years this wine marches on, although I believe it's time to enjoy the fruits of patience and fine cellaring. I double decanted and filtered for sediment and found quite a bit. But that posed no problem with the overall experience. Deep garnet and purple with a nice rich mouthfeel. Not a long finish, but softer than I would have expected. I also found that about 2 hours was needed after decanting, indeed indicating the time necessary for the complex flavors to develop fully. Although lacking somewhat in tannic structure at this point, it is still a great, full bodied and amply structured cabernet. I will enjoy it as it is my last '97 Montelena Reserve Cabernet. I rate it a solid 92 points. Cheers!

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