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§ Calistoga· Napa ValleyReservation Recommended
Chateau Montelena.
The 1976 Paris Tasting white champion that put Napa Chardonnay on the world map.
Cabernet SauvignonChardonnayLoamEst. 1882Reservation Recommended
Sustainable Farming★ 4.4
Passport · Winery No. 018CalistogaEst. 1882
·TIER III·
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🏰 Historic Estate🌏 East Meets West🏛 Architectural Gem
Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Loam
If Stag's Leap won the red wine battle at the 1976 Judgment of Paris, Chateau Montelena was the white wine hero. Winemaker Mike Grgich's 1973 Chardonnay defeated Burgundy's finest in blind tasting—including Meursault-Charmes and Puligny-Montrachet. The result changed the world's view of California white wine and laid t…
Soil
Loam
Elevation
375ft
Aspect
Bench
Founded
1882
Farming
Sustainable Farming
Winemaking
french-oak · estate-grown
What to pour.
§ WINES · SECTION 02§ Signature grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
赤霞珠
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Chardonnay
霞多丽
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Zinfandel
仙粉黛
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§ Flavor fingerprint
The room you'll walk into
Weighted toward dark fruit + tannin. Fingerprint is inferred from the terroir + tasting history — not a critic score.
The people behind it.
§ PEOPLE · SECTION 03§ After here, try…
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Castello di Amorosa
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Sterling Vineyards
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D
Dimple · whisper
Skip the welcome pour.
Ask for the signature wine first while your palate is fresh — it'll read cleaner than any welcome pour.