2017 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon france wine Charlie and Lorna

Charlie and Lorna

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The wines are both ample and rich

This is a luscious and beautiful young wine with blackberry

2017 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon france wine Charlie and LornaWinemaker Notes Bright ruby red. Penetrating aromas of black cherry, dried flowers and brown spices. Not as silky as the 2004 through 2007 vintages but boasts noteworthy refinement and savory intensity, with fresh, harmonious acidity giving the wine good focus and finesse. Excellent depth here if not quite the flavor development of vintages like '07 and '04. Still, this conveys a thickness of texture and a faintly exotic quality and finishes with very