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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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