Chateau Montelena - Chardonnay

Chateau MontelenaChardonnay

4.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Chardonnay of Chateau Montelena is a white wine from the region of Napa Valley of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Chardonnay of the Chateau Montelena is in the top 70 of wines of Napa Valley.

Taste structure of the Chardonnay from the Chateau Montelena

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Chardonnay of Chateau Montelena in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, butter

Wine with microbio taste

cream, cheese

Wine with earth taste

honey, stone

Wine with spices taste

white pepper, cinnamon

Wine with vegetal taste

chard, straw

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle, jasmine

On the nose the Chardonnay of Chateau Montelena in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, walnut or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak, vegetal or microbio.

Details and technical informations about Chateau Montelena's Chardonnay.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.6°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Chardonnay - 2017
In the top 70 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Chardonnay - 2016
In the top 70 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Chardonnay - 2015
In the top 70 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Chardonnay - 2014
In the top 70 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Chardonnay - 2013
In the top 70 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Chardonnay - 2012
In the top 70 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Chardonnay - 2011
In the top 70 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Chardonnay from Chateau Montelena are 1976, 2001, 1986, 2004 and 1973.

Informations about the Chateau Montelena

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Napa Valley in the region of California

The Chateau Montelena is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 1500 of of United States wines
In the top 80 of of Napa Valley wines
In the top 500 of white wines
In the top 4500 wines of the world

The wine region of Napa Valley

The wine region of Napa Valley is located in the region of Napa County of California of United States. We currently count 2527 estates and châteaux in the of Napa Valley, producing 7716 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Napa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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