Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon - 2008 (750ml) 2004 temperatures finally hit the nineties

temperatures finally hit the nineties

Medium-bodied with excellent ripeness and sweet tannins

but low yields of 25 hectoliters per hectare and a harvest that lasted from October 9th to October 20th produced a wine with the highest alcohol level

According to Ed Sbragia

and filled with glycerin

Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon - 2008 (750ml) 2004 temperatures finally hit the ninetiesThe 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is a gorgeous, mid weight wine laced with mint, cassis, sweet herbs and tobacco. It is an understated, gracious wine from start to finish. This is a relatively approachable vintage for the Estate. It shows tons of finesse and mid palate generosity while maintaining a medium bodied personality. Today it is quite young, although it is drinking well. Readers who prefer more tertiary notes will want to cellar the wine