Chateau Montelena - Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2001 (750ml) Sta. Rita Hills calcareous soils and sea breezes

calcareous soils and sea breezes moderated by the Garraf Mountains allow for the production of elegant

iron and oak spice aromas and flavors

but it is fully flavored when the spicy

Fermented by selected and native yeasts in eight and 17-ton closed-top stainless steel tanks

70% must ferments in concrete tanks

Chateau Montelena - Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2001 (750ml) Sta. Rita Hills calcareous soils and sea breezesThe color of the wine is a deep garnet red in the glass, like nice dark claret. The nose is raspberry, bramble, cassis, some earth and the characteristic Cabernet black pepper spice. There is a bit more cedar and pepper up front with the softer Merlot aromas in the background. It is a wine with more classic cassis and terroir, rather than the dominant jammy fruit we see in warmer vintages.