Montelena, The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions pastry dough and golden raisin

pastry dough and golden raisin in this aromatic blanc de blancs

but still in a distinctly fruity style

There is excellent volume to the sappy and palate coating medium-bodied flavors that exude ample minerality on the dusty and ever-so-mildly dry finish that my score assumes will age out as it’s likely related to the February bottling

sautéed herbs and Indian spices

Full bodied

Montelena, The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions pastry dough and golden raisinCurrently being offered to mailing list members as part of a three vintage pack (2008, 2013, 2018 for $700), the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is a killer wine that should continue to drink well for another 15 years or so. It offers up evolved notes of cigar box but remains fresh, with intense redcurrant and cassis still in evidence on the nose. Medium to full bodied, it's silky, aristocratic in bearing and long on the finish.