Château Montelena "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon

Château Montelena "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon - 2011

750 mL
Item # 12482

From a classic Californian winery, this dry red is one that helped put the estate, and California, on the winemaking map around the world. This wine is elegant, showy and polished, with plenty of body and plush ripeness with the power to age for a long while.
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Color
Red
Vintage
2011
Country
USA
Region
California
Sub-Region
Napa
Producer
Château Montelena
Grape Variety
Cabernet Sauvignon
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About the Producer

Chateau Montelena Napa Valley, California, USA In January 1882, Alfred L. Tubbs purchased the 254 acre vineyard parcel twp miles north of Calistoga at the base of Mount St. Helena. He had heard that Napa Valley was a good place to grow grapes in California and found the soils in this parcel to be loose, well-drained and stony - just perfect for the vines he would plant. Tubbs planted his...

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California

California makes more wine than any other state in the United States. Not only does the state grow a variety of noble grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, there are also plantings of lesser-known varieties such as Nebbiolo, Roussanne and Mourvèdre to name just a few.

Cabernet Sauvignon

The result of an illicit affair a hundred-odd years ago between Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon today enjoys more worldwide popularity than both of its parents combined. It is the principal grape of Bordeaux, and as such has rightly earned its place among the greatest and most long-lived wines of the Old World; of course, it is also the most heralded grape of California, positioning it at the forefront of the New World wine scene as well. Today, Cabernet Sauvignon has a...

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