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| Chateau/Producer: | Montelena | | Wine Name: | Estate Cabernet Sauvignon | | Country: | USA | | State: | CA | | AOC: | Napa Valley | | Region: | Calistoga | | Wine Score: | 89-90 | | Notes: | Garnet color with watermelon edges; Nose of coffee notes, cedar, mineral, creamy cherry, red meat; nice finish. | | Tasting Date: | 2005-10-22 | | Varietal: | Cabernet | | Production Notes: | The 2000 vintage was long, with cool weather for the entire growing season. Even harvest was long and slow, with our longest crush ever in 30+ years at the old Chateau. A light Estate Cabernet crop was forecast and the crop came in even lighter. The low yields became a blessing, since the smaller crop allowed our vineyard to ripen well in this cool vintage. Harvest: Sep 15-Oct 27; Bottled: Aug 2002 (8,300 cases); Released: March 2004. | | Additional Notes: | This was part of a ten-year (85,89,90,95,96,97,99,00,01,02) vertical tasting at the California Grill, Contemporary Resort, Walt Disney World in association with Chateau Montelena and the Epcot Food and Wine Festival, 2005.
Reviewer Note: This vertical was tasted in chronological order (from oldest to most recent vintage) at the request of the hosts, which included representatives from Chateau Montelena. | | Source: | Chateau-sponsored vertical tasting at WDW |
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