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Wine Description
The Story
Jim Barrett’s dream of Chateau Montelena was that this wine, their flagship Cabernet Sauvignon, achieve the balance and complexity of flavors, aromas and textures to be considered among the great examples of Cabernet in the world. Almost since his first vintages in the 1970s, this wine has been a show-stopper that has everything in place, while revealing the majesty and distinctive character of the estate vineyard site in the northern Napa are...
Wine Information
In our world, there are three kinds of growing seasons: cool, warm, and “just right.” Any vineyard can produce great cabernet in a “just right” aka “Goldilocks” year; however, the best sites rise above the pack in challenging years. Cooler vintages, in particular, exemplify the truly exceptional nature of this piece of land – the grapes receive the prolonged hang time that is ideal for flavor development without getting baked by excess heat. T...
