Montelena, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Size:12x750ml and a real pleasure to

and a real pleasure to taste

with slightly bitter tannins and impressive persistence

mineral reduction and a panoply of floral elements

There is excellent detail and intensity to the precise medium weight and driving flavors that possess a long

punch and mid-palate density to the muscular flavors that are also quite firmly structured but even so there is less youthful austerity than is typical for Clos de Vougeot

Montelena, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Size:12x750ml and a real pleasure toGood deep red. Red berries, pungent herbs, menthol and cedary oak on the nose. Brisk and tightly wound, with edgy flavors of cherry syrup and rhubarb. The tannins are a bit dry but hit the palate late, allowing the red fruit flavors to express themselves on the back. Shows a slight overripe underripe character but I would not be at all surprised if this wine came into better harmony with another year or two of bottle aging. Stephen Tanzer