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Item # 6100 Cabernet Sauvignon (Estate), 2005. Chateau Montelena Vintage: 2005 Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon Vineyard/Appellation: Calistoga/Napa Valley, California Color: Dark and powerful Nose: Luscious and rich, with great depth. Top notes of violets, cassis, and rich dark cherry, riding over a base of warm leather, cocoa, wet stone and molasses. Palate: Opens with red raspberry and blackcurrants before building to mouth-filling ripe cherry, a beautiful acid balance, and round rich velvety tannins. Finish: Dried fruits and hints of clove with remarkable weight and tremendous persistence. Rating: 94 Cellaring/Serving Suggestions: Drink through 2020 Retail Price $135.00      Log In for LOWEST price Price: Qty: Write your own review Printable Version

Dark and powerful in the glass with great density and saturation, this wine grabs your attention at first glance. Luscious and rich on the nose with great depth, we find top notes of violets, cassis, and rich dark cherry, all riding over a base of warm leather, cocoa, wet stone and molasses. The palate opens with red raspberry and blackcurrants before building to mouth-filling ripe cherry, a beautiful acid balance, and round rich velvety tannins. The incredible intensity of the palate fades slowly leaving a finish of dried fruits and hints of clove with remarkable weight and tremendous persistence.