The Chateau Montelena is one of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Calistoga to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Chateau Montelena wines in Calistoga among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Chateau Montelena wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Chateau Montelena wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Chateau Montelena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, meatballs catalan style or cheeseburger from a to z.
On the nose the red wine of Chateau Montelena. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, graphite or allspice and sometimes also flavors of star anise, black plum or orange peel. In the mouth the red wine of Chateau Montelena. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The wine region of Calistoga is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Venge Vineyards or the Domaine Maybach Family Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Calistoga are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Zinfandel, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Calistoga often reveals types of flavors of earth, graphite or allspice and sometimes also flavors of star anise, black plum or orange peel.
In the mouth of Calistoga is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 107 estates and châteaux in the of Calistoga, producing 242 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Calistoga go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
How Chateau Montelena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of chinchards with white wine and grapes, spinach, goat cheese and salmon quiche or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.
On the nose the white wine of Chateau Montelena. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, walnut or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak, vegetal or microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Chateau Montelena. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
How Chateau Montelena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
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Planning a wine route in the of Calistoga? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Chateau Montelena.
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
A luxury Napa Valley wine property covering around 34 acres (13.6 hectares) has recently been offered for sale at $35m. Listed by real estate agent Cyd Greer, with the Coldwell Banker agency, the Meteor Vineyard Estate features 22.58 acres of vines in the Coombsville American Viticultural Area, close to Napa. It’s predominantly planted to Cabernet Sauvignon with some Petit Verdot. Greer, a leading agent in Napa Valley for more than a decade, told Decanter that Meteor was the most expensive listi ...
The Napa Valley 2022 harvest got underway in early August for some sparkling and white wine styles. ‘We had our earliest harvest ever, and started picking Sauvignon Blanc on Monday 1 August,’ said Stephanie Honig, of Honig Vineyard and Winery. ‘The fruit came from our grower partner Gordon Family Ranch, which is located in the southeast area of the Napa Valley appellation,’ said Honig, who is export director at the family-owned winery. Harvest typically begins with older ...
In recent years, more and more people have been paying attention to Uruguay’s wine scene thanks to the distinctive identity of its coastal regions, which are swept by winds from the Atlantic Ocean and the Río de la Plata. The country’s proximity to the ocean and one of the largest rivers on the planet means that the vintage effect is quite prominent here. Each harvest depends on the rainfall, sun and strength of the winds experienced that year. Today, Uruguay has around 5,966ha under vine distri ...
Unproductive shoot growing on the trunk of the vine.
