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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

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

1983 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  94   

1983 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  94   

1984 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

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

WS  93   
RP  92   
ST  90   

1987 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

RP  98   
ST  94   
WS  93   
MB  ****   
3 available
Bid *

1990 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Top shoulder fill

WS  94   
RP  93   
ST  91+    

2001 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

375ml

Top shoulder fill

ST  93+    
RP  91+    

2001 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

ST  93+    
RP  91+    
3 available
Bid *

2001 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork

ST  93+    
RP  91+    

2001 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

ST  93+    
RP  91+    

2002 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue

RP  96+    
ST  93   
WE  93   
3 available
Bid *

2002 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork

RP  96+    
ST  93   
WE  93   
2 available
Bid *

2002 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Base neck fill

RP  96+    
ST  93   
WE  93   

2002 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

RP  96+    
ST  93   
WE  93   

2002 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

6.0ltr

Etched bottle

RP  96+    
ST  93   
WE  93   

2003 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

RP  94+    
ST  91   
10 available
Bid *

2003 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

RP  94+    
ST  91   

2003 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

RP  94+    
ST  91   

2004 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

375ml

Very top shoulder fill

RP  94+    
ST  93   
JR  17.5   
2 available
Bid *

2004 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

375ml

Lightly depressed cork; very top shoulder fill

RP  94+    
ST  93   
JR  17.5   

2004 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

RP  94+    
ST  93   
JR  17.5   
4 available
Bid *

2004 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

Lightly depressed cork

RP  94+    
ST  93   
JR  17.5   
3 available
Bid *

2004 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

6.0ltr

Etched bottle

RP  94+    
ST  93   
JR  17.5   

2006 Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

RP  92   
ST  92