1992 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon, Montelena Estate (750ml)

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Vintage: 1992
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard:
Designation: The Montelena Estate
Appellation: Napa Valley
Producer: Chateau Montelena
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Type: Red
Country: USA
Region: California
Sub-Region: Napa Valley
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Tasting note: Saturated deep ruby-red. Redcurrant, tobacco, smoke and loam on the nose, plus a slight sweaty quality; showing the beginning of secondary aromas. Sweet, lush and spicy in the mouth, with lovely red berry fruit. Not especially complex but seamless and satisfying. Finishes quite long, with red fruit flavors and ripe tannins. I'd drink this over the next five years. (92pts. Stephen Tanzer)

Tasted: July/Aug 1998
Score: 92
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: The 1992 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is slightly richer than the 1993. There is an extra line on its label honoring Chateau Montelena's 20th Cabernet Sauvignon vintage (1972-1992). The wine's opaque ruby/purple color is followed by a sweet, jammy nose of black fruit and minerals, huge body, a sweet inner-core of ripe fruit, and a long, low acid, opulent finish. Rich and full, this Cabernet is destined for 20+ years of gorgeous drinking. Bo Barrett, not one to boast about the quality of his vintages, feels 1994 is the greatest vintage for Cabernet Sauvignon in the last twenty years. (95pts. Robert Parker)

Tasted: Dec. 1995
Score: 95
Drink: 1995-2015