Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon - 2001 (1.5L) California but nevertheless

but nevertheless

Full of richness

Luscious blackberry and bold cherry offer a meaningful prelude to smoke

toasty oak

Anticipated maturity: 2006-2030

Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon - 2001 (1.5L) California but neverthelessMontelenas backward, elegant, complex 2001 Estate reveals a dense ruby purple color along with foresty, earthy notes intermixed with black currant characteristics as well as sweet tannin. Always a less ripe outlier (although it contains 14% natural alcohol), it will benefit from 2 3 more years of cellaring and should keep for at least 20 more years based on the extraordinary longevity Montelena Cabernet Sauvignons possess. Robert Parker 91 points