Consistently a low to mid-ninety point Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Montelena's 1985 remains frightfully backward at nearly ten years of age. The 1985, 1987, and 1991 have the potential to be three of the longest-lived Montelena Cabernets this fine winery has ever produced. In this tasting, the 1985 was unevolved and youthful, with an opaque ruby/purple color, and a closed but promising nose of cassis fruit, earth, minerals, and oak. Full-bodied, marvelously concentrated and pure, this highly extracted, muscular, blockbuster effort requires a minimum of 5-6 more years of cellaring. A candidate for 20-30 years of longevity, it should prove to be one of the great Montelena Cabernet Sauvignons, but patience is required.
1985 Chateau Montelena The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA 750ml
1985 Chateau Montelena The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA 750ml
1985 Chateau Montelena The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA 750ml
1985 Chateau Montelena The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA 750ml
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