Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1984

Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

Lovely balanced classic Montelena. Solid fruit. Showing well

Yoon Ha

Master Sommelier/Wine Director Benu

Fruit has sweetened out nicely. Terrific purity of fruit with tannins that glide. BTW, can you see the price tag?

Peter N

Phenomenal #delicious imagine greatness in a wine

Adriel Lares

Vintner/Owner Memento Mori

Still has the aromatics. Prologue and mid chapters but no epilogue. Still hanging in there but on its last legs.

Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

Everyone thought it a wonderful Margaux. Rich and powerful and showing great fruit One of the favorites over several first growth Bordeaux. Lovely.

John Trinidad

Wine Blogger SFWineBlog

Dang. Photo courtesy of jmeisel

Jeff Meisel

The real deal #napa valley cab 1984 #chateamontelena

Andrew Cullimore

Quite deep ruby medium wide garnet rim . Quite ripe and rich , deep plum, ripe cassis , tobacco , roast spices, wood smoke , mint . Quite dense and exuberant on the palate continuing the notes on the nose with plum , cassis , ash , cacau . Though quite rich and heady there is vibrant acidity and gritty tannins. Quite rich mid palate, with good length and balance. Surprisingly young , great now and at peak though will be excellent for the next 5 or so years and last a further 5.

Doug Powers

Somewhat ripe redfruit aromas and flavors, tannins largely receded, medium-long finish, solid, if unspectacular, older Montelena Cab.

Doug Powers

Mature, sweet dark-fuited, but with the classic (expected) Montelena tannic structure, pretty dense color still, from a “ripe” vintage this still is classic Montelena, structured, long finish, should really sing with the beef I’m cooking now!!