2007 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon zinfandel A dark rustic red

A dark rustic red

giving it to the Archbishop of Bordeaux

black olive and blueberry aromas and flavors

2009 | JS 95

A deep color with blackcurrant

2007 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon zinfandel A dark rustic redWinemaker Notes A great wine in the making, the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (just under 10,000 cases produced) possesses a fragrant bouquet of sweet black currants, crushed rocks, earth and background oak. Full bodied and dense, with Montelena's typical power, tannin and reserved nature, this is a big, rich, formidably endowed red that requires 4 5 years of cellaring. That in itself is atypical of this exuberant, flamboyant vintage. Given this