Chateau Montelena 'Estate' Zinfandel 2019
Regular price $140.00
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Chateau Montelena 'Estate' Zinfandel 2019
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129 Saint Georges Terrace
Brookfield Place
Perth WA 6000
Australia
- TASTING NOTE: "Deep garnet in color, the wine opens with cranberry, raspberry and vanilla on the nose. While the aromas lean toward red fruit initially, they’re bolstered by baking spices, cocoa and dried cherry. Medium in body, the palate brims with fresh strawberry and rhubarb, balanced by fine-grain tannins and plenty of breadth. The texture is seamless despite its youth, which bodes well for the future. A few minutes in the glass reveals additional depth as well as subtle notes of blackberry and spiced plum. The finish is slightly more candied and absent of any herbal character. Here, the tannins turn more silky or satin-like, extending and lingering with a hint of minerality." Chateau Montelena
- ABOUT THE WINE: 16 months in French and American oak, 16% new.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: One of the icons of New World Wine. Immortalised in the film Bottle Shock, which presented a fictionalised account of the wineries triumph at the 1976 Judgement Of Paris, where it's 1973 Chardonnay outpointed some of the best white Burgundies in a blind tasting. Established in 1882, the winery stopped producing during prohibition. It came under the stewardship of Jim Barrett in the late 1960's and by 1972 wine production had re-commenced. World class Cabernet and Chardonnay are the hallmarks of Chateau Montelena.
- COUNTRY: USA
- REGION: Napa Valley, California
- VARIETAL: Zinfandel
- WINE STYLE: Red Wine
- WINEMAKER: Matt Crafton
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 14.3%
- SIZE: 750ml