2007 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon zinfandel and anise appear

and anise appear

mincemeat pie

A dark rustic red

The opulent fruit aromatic is matched with hints of forest floor

giving it to the Archbishop of Bordeaux

2007 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon zinfandel and anise appearWinemaker Notes A great wine in the making, the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (just under 10,000 cases produced) possesses a fragrant bouquet of sweet black currants, crushed rocks, earth and background oak. Full bodied and dense, with Montelena's typical power, tannin and reserved nature, this is a big, rich, formidably endowed red that requires 4 5 years of cellaring. That in itself is atypical of this exuberant, flamboyant vintage. Given this