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Winery - Château Montelena

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Expert NoteDecember 19, 2005
This wine opens with a funky nose that has lots of barnyard scents, green and grassy, with damp earth aromas with a touch of mustiness, there is sweet fruit in the nose as well, but it seems submerged; sweet fruit and green herbs in the front of the mouth, smooth and nicely textured, but there is a persistent flavor of mustiness and greenness in the wine that is annoying; there is sweet fruit with an almost honeyed flavor that is nice, and a nice spiciness in the mouth with a long finish that lingers nicely in the mouth, but there is an undertone to this wine that is not right; this may be a damaged bottle, or this may not be a good wine. (13/20)

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Château Montelena Napa Valley Chardonnay - 1997

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