Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Tempranillo pear and herbs

pear and herbs

a blend of Lavender

INGREDIENTS

white peach and citrus

Cristal is a wine that keeps well: it can be conserved for over twenty years without losing its freshness and character

Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Tempranillo pear and herbsIn 1972 Jim Barrett, son of a Waterford immigrant, purchased the historic 100 hectare property which lies 3. 5 kilometres north of Calistoga, at the base of Mount St. Helena. The region lies on acomplex terroir with a mixture of alluvial and volcanic soils, some on the flat, some on steeply sided hillsides and in 2010 was given its own AVA (American Viticultural Area) as a recognition of its uniqueness. Under Jim Barretts guidance the chteaus