{"product_id":"chateau-montelena-chardonnay-napa-valley-2023-750ml","title":"Chateau Montelena Chardonnay Napa Valley 2023 750ml","description":"\u003ch5\u003eChateau Montelena · Chardonnay · Napa Valley · California · 2023 · 750ml\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn May 24, 1976, Chateau Montelena's Chardonnay changed the wine world forever. In a blind tasting judged by a who’s-who of French food and wine critics — now known as the Judgment of Paris — it took first place over Burgundy’s most celebrated whites, announcing California as a serious fine wine region to a skeptical world. Nearly fifty years later, the Montelena Chardonnay remains the benchmark: a wine of extraordinary precision, minerality, and longevity that has never chased trends or compromised its identity. Winemaker Matt Crafton has described the 2023 vintage as one of the best in the last decade — a cool, mild growing season that produced wines of exceptional tension, acidity, and aging potential. At $69.99, this is a piece of California wine history in every bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrilliant pale gold in the glass with a vivid, pure nose of Meyer lemon, citrus blossom, white peach, and oyster shell minerality — linear, precise, and utterly compelling. On the palate: lush pear, lime leaf, orange blossom, and flinty minerals, with bright, racy acidity that gives the wine extraordinary shape and drive. Marcona almond notes add depth and texture through a long, elegant finish. Decanter called it “vivid, pure citrus expression with a mineral character… crisp, crunchy acidity provides shape and drive.” Winemaker Matt Crafton notes the mouthfeel is “just gorgeous with more gravitas and weight than I would have expected.” Drink now through 2035+, or cellar for a decade to watch it fully unfold. Pair with lobster, roast halibut, Dover sole, or aged Comté.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chateau Montelena · Winemaker Matt Crafton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chardonnay · Napa Valley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Napa Valley, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% Chardonnay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Precise, mineral, age-worthy Napa Chardonnay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCertifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sustainable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotable:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1976 Judgment of Paris — 1st Place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePress:\u003c\/strong\u003e Decanter — “Vivid, pure citrus expression with a mineral character”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrinking Window:\u003c\/strong\u003e Now–2035+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Meyer lemon, citrus blossom, pear, lime leaf, orange blossom, flinty minerals, Marcona almond, long elegant finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePair With:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lobster · Roast halibut · Dover sole · Aged Comté\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe wine that won the Judgment of Paris — Napa Chardonnay at its most precise and enduring.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"67Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49961239871771,"sku":"K08853","price":84.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/1789\/4171\/files\/1_6b8851db-412d-4fcc-adfc-0722e00e792e.jpg?v=1781896550","url":"https:\/\/67wine.com\/products\/chateau-montelena-chardonnay-napa-valley-2023-750ml","provider":"67","version":"1.0","type":"link"}