| Brand | Monticello |
| Appellation | Napa Valley, California |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Oak Treatment | French Oak |
| Aging | |
| Total Varietal Composition % | 100% Cabernet Sauvignon |
Product details
This wine is offering fantastic primary aromas of rich, ripe redberry fruit. Undertones of sweet vanillin oak and hints of caramel. On the palate the wine is massive, with a wonderful core of fruit on the full midpalate. The balance of the wine from front to back is impeccable, and the finish is long and carries the fruit beautifully.
In the 1950s and ‘60s, a renaissance in the California wine business occurred when a group of Napa Valley pioneers recognized the potential of the region to satisfy the increasingly sophisticated tastes of American wine drinkers. Monticello founder Jay Corley was among this visionary group and would go on to establish a winery that over five decades would produce more than a thousand 90+ rates wines.
Winemaking in the Napa Valley dated to the mid-1800s. The business flourished over the second half of the 19th century, with hundreds of wineries established across the valley. In the late 1800s, however, the area was devastated by phylloxera, a pest that destroyed over 90% of the valley’s vineyards.
