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1996 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Estate

Cabernet Sauvignon: 750ml

$89.99

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points awarded:
WA 93 WS 92

93 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 2000

A behemoth Cabernet Sauvignon is the stern, tannic, concentrated 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (13.5% alcohol). Full-bodied, but closed, with gorgeously pure black fruits, powerful, loamy, earthy scents along with fruit and extract, this wine also needs 5-6 years of cellaring, and should easily last through the first 2-3 decades of the next century.


92 points,

Wine Spectator, November 1999

Openly fruity and seductive, with layers of cherry, currant and berry; extraordinary flavors and balance...


93 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 2000

A behemoth Cabernet Sauvignon is the stern, tannic, concentrated 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (13.5% alcohol). Full-bodied, but closed, with gorgeously pure black fruits, powerful, loamy, earthy scents along with fruit and extract, this wine also needs 5-6 years of cellaring, and should easily last through the first 2-3 decades of the next century.


92 points,

Wine Spectator, November 1999

Openly fruity and seductive, with layers of cherry, currant and berry; extraordinary flavors and balance...


About Winery

Chateau Montelena was established in 1882, but it was almost 100 years later that Jim Barrett took control and began a renaissance. The first wines were made in 1972 and in 1976 Chateau Montelena helped put California at the forefront of the wine world. That year a who's-who of the French wine and food establishment gathered for a grand tasting in Paris.

Four white Burgundies were tasted against six California Chardonnays and Chateau Montelena's 1973 Chardonnay rated above all other wines. The results proved that Chateau Montelena could produce some of the world's finest wines and that California's wine industry had come of age. Decades later, this celebrated family-owned winery continues to thrive with Jim Barrett at the helm.

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