Chateau Montelena Chardonnay Vintage 2018 VINTAGE WINES 1980

Chateau Montelena Chardonnay Vintage 2018 VINTAGE WINES 1980About the wine Chateau Montelena is one of the most prominent Napa Valleywineries. It was directly associated with bringing international recognition to the California wine industry through the 1976 Judgment of Paris. Based in Calistoga, it's famous for its varietal Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay wines. The history of Chateau Montelena began in 1882, when the site of the modern winery was bought by Alfred L. Tubbs. Tubbs built the eponymous chateau

Rich caramel and mocha notes dominate

Pierbone is the second wine of Chateau Peyrabon

The estate has a reputation for consistently producing good wines even in the lesser vintages

As indicated in the name there is one single vineyard

Wonderful damson

the local name for nebbiolo

But there is some quality here and

500ml Bottle

Lighter red color

A well respected Saint Estephe Cru Bourgeois property owned by Cordier

The first Monte Bello was made by Ridge Vineyards in 1962

A vintage sadly remembered as the worst in the decade