Chateau Montelena, The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga 2006
Chateau Montelena · California · Calistoga
LWIN: 1253162
Chateau Montelena, The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga 2006 sold at auction 42 times in the last five years, at a median of $93 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $79 and $114. The most recent sale was on October 23, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $120, across 7 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$93
42 sales · $79–114 middle half
Lowest retail now
$120
7 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 23
2026
Critic scores
91
Wine Advocate
94
Vinous
93
James Suckling
94
Jeb Dunnuck
Chateau Montelena, The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Calistoga, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 2006 (2)
$100per 750ml incl. premium17% below retail
Zcollections New York October 13 26
2006 · Lot 1374 · Magnum
$50per 750ml incl. premium58% 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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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