1986 Chateau Montelena, The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga, Bottle (750ml)
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96RP
Critic key
RP = Robert Parker
- Rating
- RP96
- Producer
- Montelena
- Vintage
- 1986
- Region
- California
- Appellation
- Calistoga
- Country
- United States
- Format
- Bottle
- Volume
- 750mL
- Type
- Still
- Color
- Red
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Product Description
RP96 "What a remarkable performance! I must admit that I purchased more of the 1985 and 1987, somehow neglecting to secure much of the 1986. Do I feel stupid? As I have written so many times in the past, every time I do a vertical tasting of Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignons, they taste better than my initial laudatory notes suggested. This great wine exhibits a black/purple color, a fabulous, sweet, pure, cassis-scented nose, massive body and richness, and total harmony among its components - fruit, wood, alcohol, acidity, and tannin. Still exceptionally youthful and vigorous, with no signs of age in either its color or taste, this 1986 could easily pass for a 3-4 year old California Cabernet. It is an extraordinary effort that appears to be a legitimate candidate for the "wine of the vintage." So what's new? Owners of this beauty should try a bottle for its pure, glorious richness, but this wine has 15-20 more years of delicious drinking. A bodacious Cabernet!" RP Aug 1996
Chateau Montelena, The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga
Chateau Montelena, The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga