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1996 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate
4/24/2024 - Geaux Tigers Likes this wine: 95 Points
Full disclosure, I am homer for aged Montelena so take this note with my bias in mind.
PnP, ready to go on open, even better after 60 min.
On the nose, medicinal spice, hint of barnyard, eucalyptus, sour cherry, mushrooms.
On the palate, red fruited delight, elegant and balanced, charcoal, red cherry, green olive (a positive even though I hate green notes), cigar box, saddle leather, hint of chocolates. Oak? Tannins? Not today.
This bottle was amazing and everything I want in an aged Montelena. At age 28, dare I say this is in the zone. Need to find more!
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2001 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia
4/18/2024 - Geaux Tigers wrote: 92 Points
Vanilla bean crème, unripe cherry, dill, earth/barnyard notes, herbal notes. Old school rioja, and dare I say this can go many years or needed more air. I probably underestimated the amount of air (2hrs) this could take.
Rioja aficionados will appreciate it for what it is…others, maybe not so much.
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2013 BRAND Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
4/18/2024 - Geaux Tigers wrote: flawed
Kenny Chesney put it best, I went to bed at 2 with a 10, and woke up at 10 with a 2.
On open, the nose was inviting and intoxicating, a real 10. An hour later with a double decant, this woke up as a 2. The nose was still a 10, the palate was at best a 2.
Bought direct from Brand and stored properly since. Fuuudddgge!
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