About this Wine: Established in 1863 in the heart of Napa Valley's Oakville District, To Kalon is ancient Greek for "the highest beauty," which aptly describes this treasured estate. Incredibl...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 1986 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is another great success from Chateau Montelena. It is actually performing better than the 1985 at the moment, but in the long run I do not...

Wine Spectator: Tight and perhaps even less flashy than usual, it is slow to reveal its complex range of earthy, cedary currant and black cherry...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: There is something reassuring about seeing a bottle of Chateau Montelena. This classic, old Napa Valley winery is best known...

Wine Spectator: Firmly tannic, dark in color, with lively, chewy tannins wrapped around a solid core of earthy currant, anise, mineral and sage flavors. Classic Montelena in its structure and...

Wine Spectator: Tightly wound, with firm, leathery tannins wrapped around a core of currant, lead pencil, mineral and wild berry. Plenty of acidity and tannins, too. Best to decant.--1993 Cal...

Wine Spectator: Not as dense and concentrated as the 1994, but still a tremendous wine. Elegant and rich, with currant, cherry, cookie dough and vanilla-scented oak.--Chateau Montelena vertic...

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

Wine Spectator: This California Cab serves up lots of ripe, supple black cherry, currant and plum-laced flavors, as well as pretty touches of earth, anise and mineral. Turns smooth and supple...

Wine Spectator: Balanced, with supple currant, herb and berry flavors that are elegant. Finishes with fine tannins and earthy anise notes that are pleasing...

Wine Spectator: Notably ripe, plush and fleshy for the vintage, exhibiting ripe blackberry and plum flavors that are concentrated and well-focused, finishing with a nice burst of fruit flavor...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good deep ruby-red. Complex aromas of currant, licorice, graphite, bitter chocolate, smoked meat, tobacco and brown spices. Began juicy, penetrating and quite youthfully unevo...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good bright red. Perfumed, rather cool aromas of cassis, menthol, fresh herbs, flowers, anise and fennel. Juicy, spicy and tight but not hard, with a pungent core of acidity...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Gabbro (Cabernet Sauvignon) is impeccable and refined from start to finish. This isn’t a vintage built on structure, as has been the case in the recent past, but rath...

Jeremy Oliver: An elegant, fine, supple and slightly herbaceous cabernet blend of pleasing prettiness and charm. Its dusty, leafy bouquet of violets, mulberries and cassis, sweet cedar/vanil...

Wine Spectator: Polished, with a deft balance to the café au lait and currant flavors, coming together on the refined finish. This has depth and personality, and should develop even more with...

Wine Spectator: Dense, rich and polished, with a complex band of earthy currant, mineral, sage, cedar and tobacco notes, gaining nuance and depth on an intricate finish. Best from 2002 throug...