Part 2: 40 year retrospective of Ch. Montelena Estate Cabernets
We continue the Dream Tasting presentation by Bo Barrett, winemaker and owner of Chateau Montelena. See part one for the wines from 1974 to 1996.
40 Year retrospective of Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Bo Barrett presenting The Dream Tasting in NYC The first of a two-part series. It may be from California, but Chateau Montelena got its fame
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