2017 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon france wine violets and mushrooms with earthy

violets and mushrooms with earthy notes

whose villa is believed to have stood on the site

Charlie and Lorna

This is a luscious and beautiful young wine with blackberry

2017 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon france wine violets and mushrooms with earthyWinemaker Notes Bright ruby red. Penetrating aromas of black cherry, dried flowers and brown spices. Not as silky as the 2004 through 2007 vintages but boasts noteworthy refinement and savory intensity, with fresh, harmonious acidity giving the wine good focus and finesse. Excellent depth here if not quite the flavor development of vintages like '07 and '04. Still, this conveys a thickness of texture and a faintly exotic quality and finishes with very