Chateau Montelena, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County
LWIN: 1457430
Chateau Montelena, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County has sold at auction 20 times in the last five years across all vintages, at a median of $216 per 750ml. The most traded vintages are 1974, 1973 and 1978.
Auction median, all vintages
$216
20 sales · $175–293 middle half
Last auction sale
Jun 29
2026
Prices by vintage
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Sonoma County
- Type
- Red
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Most traded in Sonoma County
- Aubert, UV-SL Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Countyavg $114 · 473 sales
- Aubert, CIX Estate Chardonnay, Sonoma Countyavg $146 · 451 sales
- Verite, Le Desir, Sonoma Countyavg $219 · 365 sales
- Verite, La Joie, Sonoma Countyavg $244 · 360 sales
- Verite, La Muse, Sonoma Countyavg $230 · 352 sales
- Aubert, Sugar Shack, Sonoma Countyavg $132 · 322 sales
- Aubert, Powder House Chardonnay, Sonoma Countyavg $117 · 291 sales
- Aubert, CIX Estate Pinot Noir, Sonoma Countyavg $134 · 212 sales
- Chateau St. Jean, Cinq Cepages, Sonoma Countyavg $57 · 190 sales
- Kosta Browne, Kanzler Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Countyavg $71 · 142 sales
About Chateau Montelena
Chateau Montelena is at the northern end of Napa Valley, just beyond Calistoga, below Mount Saint Helena. Rope merchant Alfred Tubbs bought the land in 1882, and by 1896 it was one of the valley's largest wineries. Winemaking stopped with Prohibition. After a period under the Frank family, who created the Chinese garden and Jade Lake, Lee Paschich and partners including Jim Barrett bought the property in 1968. Barrett replanted it and restarted production in 1972 with Mike Grgich as winemaker. The 1973 Chardonnay won the white-wine section of the 1976 Judgment of Paris, a story later dramatised in Bottle Shock.
- Appellation
- Calistoga AVA; Napa Valley AVA
- Owner
- Barrett family
- Founded
- 1882
- Grapes
- Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Riesling
- Wines
- Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Montelena Chardonnay
- Website
- montelena.com
Sources: Wikipedia, montelena.com