Chateau Montelena
View Full Description [+ Read More]
Chateau Montelena is a Napa Valley winery operating from a historic estate at the base of Mount St. Helena in Calistoga, best known for the 1976 Judgment of Paris tasting where its Chardonnay outranked established Burgundy producers. The winery produces estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon from Calistoga hillside soils, aging the wines in French oak before bottling. The Chateau Montelena Chardonnay Napa Valley represents the winery's white wine program, while Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley serves as the appellation-level red. The Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, available here across vintages including 1997, 1998, 2006, 2017, and 2018, draws exclusively from the home vineyard and represents the winery's most rigorous single-site expression of Calistoga Cabernet.
Description
Chateau Montelena is a Napa Valley winery operating from a historic estate at the base of Mount St. Helena in Calistoga, best known for the 1976 Judgment of Paris tasting where its Chardonnay outranked established Burgundy producers. The winery produces estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon from Calistoga hillside soils, aging the wines in French oak before bottling. The Chateau Montelena Chardonnay Napa Valley represents the winery's white wine program, while Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley serves as the appellation-level red. The Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, available here across vintages including 1997, 1998, 2006, 2017, and 2018, draws exclusively from the home vineyard and represents the winery's most rigorous single-site expression of Calistoga Cabernet.
