Chateau Montelena - The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 (750ml) Spirits showing cocoa powder and allspice

showing cocoa powder and allspice accents on the open-textured finish

especially sour cherries

has been perfecting the character of wines for more than three decades

second on the farming

using techniques that were quite wise and modern at the time

Chateau Montelena - The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 (750ml) Spirits showing cocoa powder and allspiceNotes from Current Winemaker, Matt Crafton, April 2024: Nose This is a beautiful, cool vintage Cabernet. Ten years removed from release, this wine is still incredibly lively, brimming with fresh raspberry and blackberry. In contrast to the fruit is a latent earthiness that is brambly and woodsy, but laser focused in intensity. While theres a modicum of barrel influence, the soft notes of smoke and tar shift throughout the background, lending stature