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Monticello Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Oak Knoll District Napa Valley 2020
Give it up for this 95-POINT Monticello Vineyards beauty!!! UNDER $25 gives this the sort of one-two punch we all were desperately hoping to see from Iron Mike against that YouTuber chump, and if you like ‘em big and toasty, lusty and rich – this is the combo that will send you down for the count! The mocha! That ripe, simply OOZING, berry medley of blackberries, raspberries, cassis…all with this heady spiced cherry, toasted almonds, some Turkish coffee, and a seductive whisper of vanilla! Oh, ho, ho! This sexy beast is layered and lengthy, like those giant cinnamon rolls you used to get at the mall! Grippy, fine-boned tannins, and an incredible freshness give this endurance to age – but everything else about this SCREAMS to be drunken with reckless and feckless abandon. Monday morning office sipper? For me, absolutely (hey, it’s part of the job)! For you, this baby is gonna work out everywhere else – from Tuesday night meatloaf to Friday night revelry, to that special Saturday night romantic dinner date, and even Sunday Supper with the fam. You simply can’t LOSE! I say again…95 POINTS…UNDER $25…go, go, GOOOOO!!!
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95 points
“The 2020 Monticello Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon is a pleasure-packed, layered red with ample weight and structure, balanced by a remarkable lightness. Rich, savoury, and classically fashioned, leading with blackberry fruit aromas tinged with cedar spices, graphite, and wild herbs. Medium to full-bodied offering decadent inky black fruit and many of the same aromatic, savoury notes on the palate, along with black olive and tobacco leaf. Satiny fine-grained tannins are supported by a backbone of firm acidity, and the finish is long, refreshing and satisfying. 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 6% Cabernet Franc. Aged 18 months in French Oak barrels.”
~Decanter
The fruit is 58% Monticello Vineyard and 42% Knollwood Vineyard, with a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, and 6% Cabernet Franc. Aging occurs for 22 months in oak barrels (1/3rd new French oak and 2/3rds neutral) with a total production of 5950 cases made.
Technical Details
- Country: United States
- Region: California
- Appellation: Napa Valley
- Blend: 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc
- Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vineyard: 58% Monticello Vineyard, 42% Knollwood Vineyard
- Winemaker: Chris Corley
- Aging/Cooperage: 22 months in oak barrels (1/3rd new French oak and 2/3rds neutral).
- Alcohol: 14.6
- Production: 5950
About The Producer
Jay Corley was among the visionaries of modern-day Napa, when he converted a Prohibition-era prune orchard into vineyards back in 1970. The winery estate was named and modelled after Thomas Jefferson’s historic palladian-style Monticello residence in Virginia, and carried on Jefferson’s belief that “Good wine is a necessity of life”. Today, Chris Corley heads up winemaking, with generations of the Corley family helping to run the business.
Pairing Suggestions
BBQ Meatloaf (with bacon lattice, of course!)
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