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Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Château Montelena, Napa Valley, Yhdysvallat

Château Montelena
Napa Valley Yhdysvallat
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  • The 1 393 best of the all Tb wines
  • 2 tasters of 2 recommend this wine
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  • Maista
  • Viinihetki

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    387

  • Tuottajan sijoitus ?

    15

  • Dekantointi Aika

    4h

  • Viini on parhaimmillaan

    2015-2025

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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...

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Wine Information

VINTAGE WEATHER

This growing season was defined by the long cool summer that led to slow, almost methodical ripening. The only exception was a brief but intense heat wave in the third week of August that caught a lot of growers with their proverbial pants down – they had opened up their canopies and ended up with lots of sunburn – but not us. Four decades of experience have taught us to trust our vineyards, and once again they didn’t disapp...

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Viimeisimmät viinimuistiinpanot

<10 Viiniarviota

Viiniarvio

color

Deep, Ruby red ja Bright

ending

Medium, Extensive ja Pure

nose

Intense ja Refined

recommend

Yes

taste

Low tannin, Balanced, Well-structured, Medium-bodied, Rich, Vigor, Fruity, Dry ja Silky tannins

Loppupäätelmä

Well-rounded ja Full-bodied

Kirjoita arviosi

The 2007 growing season started early thanks to a warm, dry March which resulted in early bud break. The month of April cooled down and brought us two inches of welcome rain, setting us up for very good early season growing conditions. The cool, dry weather in May was great for bloom, and we saw less shatter than normal this year. Summer was also kind. It was consistently warm with only a few heat spikes, until a strong heat wave rolled in at the end of August and lasted through the beginning of September, bringing highs in the 100’s and giving the grapes a good shove towards ripeness. Thankfully, the heat subsided, leaving us with excellent ripening conditions throughout September and October.
 
Harvest started out with a good surge of fruit thanks to that late-August heat wave, but the consistently warm days and cool nights that followed produced a nice, steady stream of grapes for the rest of the crush. Long hang-time and fantastic ripening conditions resulted in exceptional flavor development this season. The long growing season also yielded great acid retention and textbook chemistries.
 
The deep intensity of the dark ruby color hints at the great extraction of this 2007 Napa Valley Cabernet. The nose is layered with ripe plum, blackberry, dried black currant and rich cocoa. In addition, there are undertones of earth, leather and vanilla, along with a light rose top note. Bright acid and fresh red fruit flavors open the palate, leading the way to big ripe cherry mid-palate, and mellow barrel tones. The wine is rich and mouth filling with good layers, good persistence and depth, and culminating in a nice spicy ripe fruit finish. This Cabernet shows excellent mouthfeel and weight throughout, thanks to the beautiful structure of firm fine-grain tannin.

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