Chateau Montelena 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

Chateau Montelena is one of California's historic wineries and consistent producers of some of the best Cabernet Sauvignon in Napa Valley. A great Cabenet from the heralded 2005 vintage.

90 Points Rober Parker: "The winery continues to turn out a strong Cabernet Sauvignon from vineyards in the Calistoga area...a good value for a high-class Napa Cabernet. The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon is a beauty. Savory black currant fruit notes intermixed with some licorice, underbrush, and spice jump from the glass of this medium to full-bodied, smoothly textured, beautifully elegant wine meant to be served and drunk in its first 10-12 years of life. This clearly has the fingerprints of Chateau Montelena’s Bo Barrett and his father Jim Barrett, but at a much lower price point, and for that reason seems an ideal steakhouse Cabernet that gives both value and pleasure."