The Chateau Montelena of Calistoga of California

Chateau Montelena
The winery offers 23 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is ranked in the top 41 of the estates of California.
It is located in Calistoga in the region of California

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.

Top Chateau Montelena wines

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.

The top red wines of Chateau Montelena

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Chateau Montelena

How Chateau Montelena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, giouvetsi (greek dish) or chicken drumstick with bacon.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Chateau Montelena

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 best vintages in the red wines of Chateau Montelena

  • 1976With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1977With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1980With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1992With an average score of 4.55/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.54/5
  • 1982With an average score of 4.52/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Chateau Montelena.

  • Zinfandel
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petite Sirah
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Calistoga

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).

The top white wines of Chateau Montelena

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Chateau Montelena

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 andouillette with mustard sauce, grilled sardine fillets or zucchini quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Chateau Montelena

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.

The best vintages in the white wines of Chateau Montelena

  • 1976With an average score of 5.00/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1986With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1973With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Chateau Montelena.

  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

The top pink wines of Chateau Montelena

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Chateau Montelena

How Chateau Montelena wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Heart-to-heart

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Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Chateau Montelena

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.

Discover the grape variety: Petite Sirah

News about Chateau Montelena and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Cruzille

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Cruzille, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWi ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Théo et Hugo Merlin

Théo and Paul Merlin are winegrowers at the Domaine Merlin, they emphasizes the characteristics of the appellation Mâcon La Roche Vineuse. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogn ...

An overview of Saint-Véran appellation

Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...

The word of the wine: Heart-to-heart

Small stem from a quick bud that is removed during thinning.