Chardonnay 2020/2021, Château Montelena
£1,079.40
13.6% ABV
"Chateau Montelena's 2018 Chardonnay is bright and finely sculpted, with terrific energy driving the citrus and floral flavors. Blocking malolactic fermentation keeps the flavors brisk. This cool site in Oak Knoll suits the Montelena style very nicely. Readers who enjoy focused Chardonnays will find plenty to like. This is an especially fine vintage for the Montelena Chardonnay. Drink 2020-2028."
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Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, September 2019
Montelena's Chardonnay was one of the stars of the Judgement of Paris tasting in 1976, beating a lot of very famous and expensive French white wines. Today it is a classic of its own and one of the best white wines of the New World.
- The wine famously won the white wine section of the 'Judgement of Paris' tasting in 1976.
- Refined, sophisticated Chardonnay; citrus flavours, richness balanced by minerality; great poise.
- Montelena's Chardonnay is one of the best in California and a classic of the Napa Valley.
- This is complex white, capable of improving with 5+ years of cellaring.
- A great match with pork or chicken dishes.
