Chateau Montelena is one of California's historic wineries and consistent producer of some of the best Chardonnay in Napa Valley. Discover why Chateau Montelena Chardonnay beat the French at the Paris tasting in 1976! Chateau Montelena's Chardonnay is bright, focused and tightly wound, with tons of citrus peel, orchard fruit and floral character. Medium in body, with terrific energy underpinning the fruit, the 2019 is a winner. Picking early and blocking the malolactic fermentation yields a finely sculpted, nuanced Chardonnay long on class. I loved it.
Andrea Watt
Oak, pear, lemon, and mineral. It’s crisp and structured.
Oak, pear, lemon, and mineral. It’s crisp and structured.
9.3Andrea Watt
Bright citrus and melon over jasmine, oak, and pear. Crisp acidity balanced out by rich flavor.
Bright citrus and melon over jasmine, oak, and pear. Crisp acidity balanced out by rich flavor.
9.3Andrea Watt
Bright lemon and melon over oak and a touch of minerality. Crisp and fresh.
Bright lemon and melon over oak and a touch of minerality. Crisp and fresh.
9.3Ed Chin
I don’t know why it’s taken so long to try this bottling. I have missed out all these years. Clean purity of fruit mild depth at this early age and just plain exciting. Definitely worth the wait
I don’t know why it’s taken so long to try this bottling. I have missed out all these years. Clean purity of fruit mild depth at this early age and just plain exciting. Definitely worth the wait
9.4Andrea Watt
Bright lemon, yellow apple, and melon. Clean and balanced with a soft touch of oak.
Bright lemon, yellow apple, and melon. Clean and balanced with a soft touch of oak.
9.4Andrea Watt
bright melon and perfume with peach, honeysuckle, lemon, and mango
bright melon and perfume with peach, honeysuckle, lemon, and mango
9.4WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.