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Château Montelena, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County

Red · Cabernet Sauvignon · first vintage on our lists 1977

Poured at 73 of the world's top restaurant lists in 12 countries, across 24 vintages from 1977 to 2022, with 755 realized lots at auction.

Where it's poured
73 rooms in 51 cities across 12 countries, from the lists we read. Dots sized by rooms pouring.
51 cities
The map · 54 US rooms in 35 cities
New York 5Boston 5Palm Beach 4Chicago 3Washington 2Los Angeles 2Boulder 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
24 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 · 18 rooms2019 · 11 rooms2018 · 5 rooms2017 · 3 rooms2016 · 2 rooms2013 · 2 rooms2011 · 2 rooms2010 · 2 rooms2009 · 6 rooms2008 · 2 rooms2007 · 5 rooms2006 · 4 rooms2005 · 1 room2004 · 3 rooms2003 · 7 rooms2002 · 2 rooms2001 · 1 room2000 · 3 rooms1997 · 1 room1994 · 2 rooms1992 · 1 room1991 · 1 room1977 · 1 room2021 · 18 rooms
202118 rooms pour it · from $160 on a list · most poured in ChicagoThe 18 rooms
At auction
755 realized lots across the houses we read. Prices per 750ml, premium inclusive, converted at sale-date rates.
The full record →
Apr 2015Dots are real salesJun 2026

The 2001, 53 sales. Dots are real sales.

$124
Median at auction, per 750ml
×1.9
$240
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.
Reach · auction high
Sonoma County · California · United States8 wines in the canonranked 27 of 635 California producers by rooms pouring
$110high at auction
$100high at auction
One wine, crosswalked to the world's top restaurant lists and 755 auction lots · Most listed · How we count
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