Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2016 750ml

Chateau Montelena, the historic Calistoga estate at the foot of Mount St. Helena, earned worldwide fame when its 1973 Chardonnay won the 1976 Judgment of Paris. Its Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is the estate's more approachable red, made in a classically proportioned style. The 2016 comes from a warm, even vintage that is widely regarded as one of Napa's best of the decade. Vinous called it "a wine of grace above all else," noting sweet red cherry, mint, licorice, sweet tobacco and cedar in a floral, lithe and understated frame. Drinking well now, it should hold nicely through the early 2030s.