Enjoy this 10 bottle vertical of Chateau Montelena "Estate" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon wine, starting with the 1990 vintage through the 1999. Professionally cellared. Robert Parker calls Chateau Montelena "a super hero for great California Cabernet Sauvignon for nearly 25 years," and that buying "Montelena's Estate Cabernet Sauvignons are equivalent to buying blue chip stock. They get better and better with age and as the vertical tastings I have attended so persuasively attest, they are still relatively young wines at 20 years of age!" 1990 = 93; 1991 = 95; 1992 = 95; 1993 = 91; 1994 = 95; 1995 = 94; 1996 = 93; 1997 = 98; 1998 = 93; 1999 = 95 Review for the 1997 vintage: There are 10,200 cases of the remarkable 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate. Opaque purple-colored with a dense, chewy, full-bodied personality, it displays abundant cassis, mineral, and earth notes. This brilliantly made, super-concentrated, pure, blockbuster possesses sweet tannin as well as a terrific finish. Having added additional weight since last year, this sumptuous, multilayered, profoundly concentrated Cabernet contains 14% alcohol. It is a candidate for 25-30 years of longevity. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2030.