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Viinin Kuvailu
The Story
The wines here at Chateau Montelena are often described as having classic “old-world” structure with ripe California fruit, and it is in years like 2010 that this really shines through. What that means is that these wines tend to have more acid, lower pH, and more moderate alcohol levels as compared to some of the flashy “modern” Cabs. This classic chemistry allows them to pair very well with a wide variety of dishes and sets them up for grace...
Vuosikerta 1982
The 1982 Napa Valley vintage is remembered as a challenging, rain-plagued harvest that brought an abrupt end to what had otherwise been an exceptional growing season. A warm, ideal spring and summer led into early autumn with promise, but relentless heavy rainfall in mid-to-late September disrupted picking and severely affected late-ripening varieties across the valley.
While early-harvested grapes—particularly Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, ...
