Founded in 1882 as A.L. Tubbs Winery, Chateau Montelena winery didn’t achieve its legendary status until the Judgment of Paris in 1976. The winery’s Chardonnay was blind tasted by French judges against other Napa Valley Chardonnays, and the most prestigious wines of Burgundy, and Montelena’s wine took first place. The upheaval this result caused throughout the wine world is still being felt today, but Montelena’s Chardonnay has remained the same for the past four decades: clean, crisp, and beautifully balanced.
