Chateau Montelena, The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga
LWIN: 1253162
Chateau Montelena, The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga has sold at auction 1,417 times in the last five years across all vintages, at a median of $118 per 750ml. The most traded vintages are 1997, 2002 and 2001.
Auction median, all vintages
$118
1,417 sales · $95–147 middle half
Retail offers now
215
all vintages
Last auction sale
Oct 27
2026
Prices by vintage
Live auction lots (16)
$113per 750ml incl. premium73% below retail
Fine & Rare Wines Online: Los Angeles Edition
1991 · Lot 574 · Qty 5
$42per 750ml incl. premium71% below retail
Fine & Rare Wines Online: Los Angeles Edition
1993 · Lot 571 · Qty 3
$50per 750ml incl. premium61% below retail
The Dolce Vita Collection The Imperial Collection Selections Fine Rare Wines De October 29 30
2004 · Lot 1995 · Qty 12
$78per 750ml incl. premium51% below retail
Fine & Rare Wines Online: Los Angeles Edition
1992 · Lot 573 · Qty 4
$63per 750ml incl. premium48% below retail
The Dolce Vita Collection The Imperial Collection Selections Fine Rare Wines De October 29 30
2006 · Lot 1996 · Qty 12
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Calistoga
- Type
- Red
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Most traded in Calistoga
- Kinsman-Eades, La Voleuse du Chagrin Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistogaavg $436 · 94 sales
- Rivers-Marie, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistogaavg $95 · 93 sales
- Venge, Bone Ash Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistogaavg $92 · 43 sales
- Cliff Lede, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistogaavg $102 · 25 sales
- La Sirena, Barrettage Syrah, Calistogaavg $37 · 22 sales
- Nickel & Nickel, Kenefick Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistogaavg $75 · 21 sales
- Realm Cellars, The Bard Blair Edition, Calistogaavg $191 · 18 sales
- Turnbull, Amoenus Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistogaavg $75 · 16 sales
- Once Future, Palisades Petite Sirah, Calistogaavg $24 · 15 sales
- Salt Vine, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistogaavg $126 · 14 sales
About Chateau Montelena
Chateau Montelena sits at the foot of Mount St Helena north of Calistoga, with about 110 acres of estate vines, mostly Cabernet Sauvignon plus Zinfandel, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Petite Sirah. The flagship Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is classically structured and ages for decades (the 2014 spent 22 months in French oak), though warm years such as 2022 come out more opulent and supple. The Napa Valley Chardonnay, heir to the 1973 bottling that won the 1976 Judgment of Paris, skips malolactic fermentation (the 2022 spent 10 months in French oak) and stays bright and mineral. A Napa Valley Cabernet, Estate Zinfandel, Sauvignon Blanc and Potter Valley Riesling round out the range.
- Region
- Calistoga, Napa Valley, California
- Owner
- Barrett family (Bo Barrett, CEO)
- Vineyards
- About 110 acres of estate vines; alluvial, volcanic and sedimentary soils
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc
- Wines
- Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley Chardonnay, Estate Zinfandel, Sauvignon Blanc, Potter Valley Riesling
- Style
- Chardonnay without malolactic; Estate Cabernet classically structured
- Website
- https://montelena.com/
Sources: montelena.com, Wikipedia, winewithseth.com