2010 Chateau Montelena, The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga 1x750ml

Robert Parker 94

Medium to deep garnet in color, the 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is a little mute at this stage, offering up glimpses of crushed blackberry, red plums and wild blueberries notes with touches of pencil shavings, dried Mediterranean herbs and forest floor. Medium-bodied, it has a velvety backbone and mouth-filling red and blue fruits, finishing long and earthy. [Lisa Perrotti-Brown, 01/12/2018]

Anticipated maturity: 2018-2040

Vinous 94

The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is immediate, juicy and expressive in this vintage. At the same time, it seems pretty clear that the 2010 needs at least a few more years in bottle. Today, it is a bit disjointed as it is neither primary, nor showing too many tertiary notes or complexity. Sweet tobacco, leather, licorice, menthol and spices emerge over time, but the 2010 is a wine built for the cellar. There is plenty of density, but it needs time to emerge. [Antonio Galloni, 01/11/2013]

Anticipated maturity: 2018-2030