The Manual recommended Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Chardonnay 2018 as a white wine to enjoy all winter.
The story notes, “finding a refined and truly dialed-in California Chardonnay isn’t quite as easy as it used to be these days but some of the old guard are still up to some tasty old tricks.” Describing the Montelena Chardonnay, the writer adds, “this wine bursts with brioche, zest, and fresh flowers while staying buttoned up with class and cellar potential.”
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Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Chardonnay 2018
Napa Valley, California
A true icon. The Napa Valley Chardonnay is the wine that put Chateau Montelena and Napa Valley at the forefront of the wine world in 1976, in what is now memorialized as “The Judgment of Paris.” To great disbelief, the Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Chardonnay was the top-ranking wine against four white Burgundies and five other California Chardonnays. And as they say, the rest is history.
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Chateau Montelena
Calistoga, Napa Valley, California
Chateau Montelena is renowned for consistently producing age-worthy, classically-styled wines that capture the nuances of each vintage and its distinct terroir. Widely known for winning the Judgment of Paris in 1976, it helped put California at the forefront of the wine world. Today, the winery is honored on the National Register of Historic Places and continues to be owned and operated by the Barrett Family.