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The wines of Chateau Montelena - 7/12/2005 12:16:24 AM

Eric

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Is there a more consistent Napa Cabernet than those from Chateau Montelena?

Alas, the naming of these wines over the last 30 years has actually varied a bit, and CellarTracker users often seem to get confused. You can see an excellent historical list on the Montelena website. The key thing to understand is that Montelena has typically offered two Cabernets each year going back some 15 years. These used to be clearly distinguished as Estate vs. Calistoga Cuvee. However, in recent vintages the Calistoga Cuvee designation has been dropped from the lower wine. As such, many people get a bit confused. We have tried to ease the confusion by displaying these grouped by vintage (the progression is actually quite clear). Please do pay attention so as to avoid creating erroneous duplicate wines.

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RE: The wines of Chateau Montelena - 9/6/2011 9:35:37 PM

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Eric, this website is no longer a good link...

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RE: The wines of Chateau Montelena - 9/6/2011 9:43:25 PM

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fixed

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RE: The wines of Chateau Montelena - 3/25/2014 11:26:50 AM

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Hi Eric,

Is Chateau Montelena intentionally sorted alphabetically by C instead of M?

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RE: The wines of Chateau Montelena - 3/25/2014 12:13:03 PM

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No. Changed it.

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RE: The wines of Chateau Montelena - 1/18/2015 7:11:19 PM

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Eric

Ref the 2011 Zinfandel.

I think the appellation should be Calistoga, as stated on the front labels as posted on CT

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RE: The wines of Chateau Montelena - 1/19/2015 5:43:48 AM

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Done.

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RE: The wines of Chateau Montelena - 2/4/2017 2:57:38 PM

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My 1992 Chateau Montelena bottles of Montelena Estate Cab also have "1972-1992 Anniversary" in gold towards top of bottle

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RE: The wines of Chateau Montelena - 2/4/2017 5:03:33 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: docshea

My 1992 Chateau Montelena bottles of Montelena Estate Cab also have "1972-1992 Anniversary" in gold towards top of bottle

Same wine. They just added that to the labelling.

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RE: The wines of Chateau Montelena - 2/7/2017 11:34:51 AM

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Thanks!

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