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Tag: 1987 Cabernet Sauvignon

Bottle Notes, Cabernet Sauvignon

1987 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon – Bottle Notes

Tom Lee / February 8, 2014

The 1987 Chateau Montelena was the winning bottle in the January installment of Pick My Next Bottle. I purchased this bottle at the winery in the early nineties at the winery and the wine has been cellared at 55 degrees ever since. I decanted the wine for 30 minutes and served it with grilled flank steak. Chateau Montelena dates back…

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Tom Lee has been buying, collecting and consuming wine since the early 1990's. His favorite wines include California Zinfandel, Napa Cabernet, Russian River Valley Pinot Noir, Bordeaux, Chateauneuf-du-Pape and, last but not least, Washington wines.

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