[NEWS] Chateau Montelena for sale

Sigh indeed. Montelena has consistently made some of the best Cabs and Chardonnays in California for many years. One can only hope that the new owners are reasonable people.

Jim Mehl

Loved their Cabs, especially the ones before 1987 but NEVER thought much of the Chard, and never understood why the fuss over Chard.

The Cabs I still have some older 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995(did not like) ,

Yes, I like both the Cab and Chardonnay. Would be a shame it they were bought by someone intent on following the crowd (we don't need another full-malo Chardonnay, plenty to choose from!)

I bought quite a bit of Ch. Montelena Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon in the 70s, Many of their wines then were quite good, but I have not bought Montelena in recent years, since my interests moved elsewhere. I find that my only Montelena is a single bottle of their

I bought a lot fo Montelena Cab in the 80's and 90's. The last case I bought was the 1997. I still have a bottle of the 1973 and a couple of 1978's and a variety of 80's and 90's vintages. They still all drink well. FWIW, I haven't IIRC, ever had a tainted bottle and their reputation for longevity is well earned. I never liked the Chard though.