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Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 (750ML)
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For the 2021 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, winemaker Matt Crafton moved to very light-toast barrels, aiming to protect the vintage’s unusually expressive aromatics while keeping its concentration and richness. The blend is 94.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4.9% Cabernet Franc and 1.0% Petit Verdot from Calistoga, aged 22 months in French oak, 45% of it new. The result is bright and perfumed: soft brown spice, cracked white pepper and a wild-sage edge over cranberry and huckleberry fruit. The body is medium, the tannins ripe, firm and finely grained, and a streak of lively acidity keeps the wine pointed and fresh rather than broad. Critics give it a long runway, from 2024 out to around 2045. Pour it alongside a dry-aged ribeye, short ribs braised in red wine, or a wild mushroom and farro gratin.
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Country
United States
Region
California
Appellation
Napa Valley
Color
Red
Varietal
Cabernet Sauvignon
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Critic Reviews
Decanter
98 Points
98 Points, Jonathan Cristaldi, Decanter: "The Montelena Estate is a gorgeous wine in 2021, built of 94.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4.9% Cabernet Franc, and 1.0% Petit Verdot, aged 22 months in 45% new French oak. It is super bright and wonderfully aromatic with gorgeous light brown spices, white pepper, and sagebrush. Medium-bodied with cranberry and huckleberry fruits, they have very ripe and powerful tannins with supreme granularity and a fine, pinpoint, pixelated texture. Fantastic, linear, and racy acidity brings this wine into focus. Tasted with winemaker Matt Crafton at Chateau Montelena, Crafton explained that 'the aromatic potential of the vintage leapt out.' For him, the challenge was to reflect the concentration and richness and keep the fresh aromatics. So he moved to very light toast barrels in this vintage." 06/24
Wine Advocate
95-97 Points
95-97 Points, Joe Czerwinski, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "Winemaker Matt Crafton showed me a sample of the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (Montelena didn't pick any red grapes in 2020) that he said represented, "kind of what I think the Cabernet Sauvignon portion will look like." It reveals engaging floral nuances, intense red fruit notes and hints of cedar and vanilla. As yet, it's not quite as opulent as the 2019 but maybe a touch more elegant yet concentrated and boldly flavored." 03/23
