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Château Montelena, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County

Red · Cabernet Sauvignon · first vintage on our lists 1977

Poured at 79 of the world's top restaurant lists in 13 countries, across 27 vintages from 1977 to 2022, with 755 realized lots at auction.

Where it's poured
79 rooms in 54 cities across 13 countries, from the lists we read. Dots sized by rooms pouring.
54 cities
The map · 57 US rooms in 35 cities
Boston 5New York 5Palm Beach 4Los Angeles 3Chicago 3Washington 3Boulder 2

Every dot is a city where we read a list pouring Chateau Montelena, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County; dot size is the number of rooms.

The vintages
27 vintages on the world's lists, 1977 to 2022, plus a non-vintage bottling. Pick a dot: size is rooms pouring, colour is age — under 15 years · mature · 25 and older. The from price is the lowest bottle price we've read on a list.
Rooms · from price
198019902000201020202022 · 5 rooms2021 · 20 rooms2019 · 13 rooms2018 · 6 rooms2017 · 3 rooms2016 · 2 rooms2015 · 1 room2013 · 2 rooms2012 · 1 room2011 · 2 rooms2010 · 2 rooms2009 · 6 rooms2008 · 2 rooms2007 · 5 rooms2006 · 4 rooms2005 · 1 room2004 · 3 rooms2003 · 7 rooms2002 · 2 rooms2001 · 1 room2000 · 2 rooms1998 · 1 room1997 · 1 room1994 · 2 rooms1992 · 1 room1991 · 1 room1977 · 1 room2021 · 20 rooms
202120 rooms pour it · from $160 on a list · most poured in ChicagoThe 20 rooms
At auction
755 realized lots across the houses we read. Prices per 750ml, premium inclusive, converted at sale-date rates.
The full record →
Oct 2015Dots are real salesJun 2026

The 2002, 77 sales. Dots are real sales.

$124
Median at auction, per 750ml
×2.3
$280
Median on a restaurant list
6.0%
Twelve months, at auction
From the house
The rest of the Château Montelena canon, and where the house stands.
Rooms pouring
Sonoma County · California · United States8 wines in the canonranked 10 of 635 California producers by rooms pouring
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