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Chateau Montelena

Chateau Montelena is one of Napa Valley’s oldest estate vineyards, having been purchased in 1882 by a San Francisco entrepreneur who built an impressive, European-looking chateau and hired a French winemaker. Nearly a century later, in 1969, an attorney named Jim Barrett led a group of investors who bought the winery with the notion of replanting vineyards that had been allowed to go fallow. In 1976 the winery won international fame when its 1973 Chardonnay took first place in the blind tasting in Paris that has since inspired books and movies. The winery is now owned by the Barrett family, with son Bo Barrett working as master winemaker. Chateau Montelena today makes renowned Cabernet Sauvignon, as well as Chardonnay and limited amounts of Zinfandel and Riesling. The estate includes 125 acres of vineyards and produces about 40,000 cases of wine annually.

1985 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

5 available
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2012 Chateau Montelena Calistoga Cabernet Sauvignon

Base neck fill; light label condition issue

2012 Chateau Montelena Calistoga Cabernet Sauvignon

1997 Chateau Montelena Calistoga Cuvee

2017 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay

VN  94   
WS  91   

2018 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay

Light label condition issue

VN  92   

2020 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay

WA  93   
2 available
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2020 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay

Lightly elevated cork

WA  93   

2021 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay

Light label condition issue

2 available
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2022 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay

4 available
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2022 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay

Light label condition issue

2022 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay

Lightly elevated cork

1982 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; depressed cork; signs of past seepage; base neck fill; heavy label condition issue

CT  92.1   
RP  90   

1982 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light signs of past seepage; base neck fill; light label condition issue

CT  92.1   
RP  90   

1987 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

RP  98   
ST  94   
CT  93.9   
WS  93   
MB  ****   

1987 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork

RP  98   
ST  94   
CT  93.9   
WS  93   
MB  ****   

1992 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

RP  95   
WS  92   
ST  92   
2 available
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1993 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  94   
RP  91   

1995 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

RP  94   
WS  92   
ST  91   
3 available
Bid *

1995 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Label condition issue

RP  94   
WS  92   
ST  91   

1996 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

RP  93   
WS  92   
ST  90   
4 available
Bid *

1996 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Base neck fill

RP  93   
WS  92   
ST  90   
3 available
Bid *

1996 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  92   
ST  90   

1996 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Light signs of past seepage; base neck fill; light label condition issue

RP  93   
WS  92   
ST  90   

1996 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill

RP  93   
WS  92   
ST  90