Chateau Montelena, The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga 2003
Chateau Montelena · California · Calistoga
LWIN: 1253162
Chateau Montelena, The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga 2003 sold at auction 55 times in the last five years, at a median of $108 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $94 and $133. The most recent sale was on October 16, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $150, across 2 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$108
55 sales · $94–133 middle half
Lowest retail now
$150
2 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 16
2026
Critic scores
94
Wine Advocate
93
Vinous
Chateau Montelena, The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 2003 (1)
$68per 750ml incl. premium55% below retail
Zcollections New York October 13 26
2003 · Lot 1372 · Qty 12
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Calistoga
- Type
- Red
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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