2021 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA (750ml) Columbia Valley bramble and apple wood notes

bramble and apple wood notes along the way

no hard edges

but unlike the La Casuccia that holds back

accompanying delicately smoked fish

2021 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA (750ml) Columbia Valley bramble and apple wood notesWINEMAKER'S NOTES: The density and richness of this wine are teased right from the start. Pomegranate, plum and dried blackberry lead a lavish charge of ripe, dark fruit. In the midst, theres a hint of barrel toast, first as charcoal and then as fresh wood. The aromas remain elevated, with potpourri and black pepper initially, and then concluding with fig jam and cherry tobacco. This Cabernet has all of the markers of a great Montelena wine. The