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2002 Montelena Napa California

Region: Chardonnay
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List Price: $90.00       Our Price: $79.00
Product Id:
 
21875
Size:
 
1.5L

Price:
 
$79.00
In Stock:
 
6
 
Description
Montelena Napa-California-2002-1.5L-PCJGSC-White-Chardonnay-United States

Tasting Notes
Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 90
"Bright aromas of spiced apple, pear, lime and mint; a bit cooler and livelier than the more tropical, caramelly 2001. Then juicy, firm-edged and penetrating, with a strongly mineral quality. Shows very good flavor development and intensity but is not yet pliant in the middle palate. Finishes with a juicy apple quality and very good length and cut. This will call for at least a year or two of additional aging when it's released in the fall."
Robert Parker 90
"After a year of bottle age, the 2002 Chardonnay continues to reveal fresh apple blossom, white pear, and white peach notes in a medium-bodied, crisp style with good depth as well as refreshing acidity. Purity is a characteristic of these Chardonnays, and it is found in both the 2002 and 2003. Montelena has gotten away from their Calistoga cuvee, a blend of Cabernet, and now simply calls it Napa. They are trying to ratchet up the level of quality and are being more selective about the fruit that goes into this bottling."
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