Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon - 2001 (1.5L) Carignan The wine shows plenty of

The wine shows plenty of sweetness

delicious wine reveals its considerable charms

it can be drunk now

possibly foursquare finish that is linear and correct

Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon - 2001 (1.5L) Carignan The wine shows plenty ofMontelenas backward, elegant, complex 2001 Estate reveals a dense ruby purple color along with foresty, earthy notes intermixed with black currant characteristics as well as sweet tannin. Always a less ripe outlier (although it contains 14% natural alcohol), it will benefit from 2 3 more years of cellaring and should keep for at least 20 more years based on the extraordinary longevity Montelena Cabernet Sauvignons possess. Robert Parker 91 points