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Montona 2001 Merlot (Napa Valley)
- $40
There’s much to praise in this deeply colored, densely structured wine. It’s built for the cellar, with its impressively ripe, sweet tannins and crisp acids that frame plum, blackberry, cassis and chocolate flavors. Yet it’s delicious straight out of the bottle, and will be great with lamb. Drink now through 2010.
— S.H.
(5/1/2004)
Montona 2000 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $50
Here’s a well-oaked wine that has some ripe flavors of blackcurrants and cassis, as well as impressive tannins. The fruit sinks into the palate and persists through a long finish. Might even age, but probably best now. From Andretti; Only 243 cases were produced.
— S.H.
(5/1/2004)
Montona 2002 Chardonnay (Napa Valley)
- $30
Winemaker bells and whistles, such as smoky oak and creamy lees, star in this earthy wine, which has been re-released after two years. It doesn’t seem at all old. There’s enough peach and apple flavor to make it balanced.
— S.H.
(12/1/2005)
Montona 2002 Chardonnay (Napa Valley)
- $30
User-friendly Chard, with pleasant flavors of peaches and pears and enough oak to add a smoky, spicy edge. Has a nice, creamy exture, with crisp acids. Easy-drinking wine with lots of charm.
— S.H.
(2/1/2004)
Montona 2001 Merlot (Napa Valley)
- $40
Like Montona’s 2000 Cab, this wine also has been re-released since its debut in 2003, and it, too, has gone downhill. The wine is losing fruit and picking up harsh acidity, although it’s still drinkable.
— S.H.
(12/1/2005)
Montona 2000 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $50
Re-released after an additional two years in bottle, this wine, which was very good in 2003, is on a downhill slide. It’s losing fruit, cracking up as the Brits say. From Andretti.
— S.H.
(12/1/2005)
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