Chateau Montelena in California to be sold to a Frenchman

Michel Reybier already owns the famous Chateau Cos d’Estournel in Bordeaux. Now he is extending is chateau collection with Chateau Montelena in California’s Napa Valley. The vineyard covers some 80 hectares and is perhaps best know for having produced one of the American wines that were part of the “Judgement of Paris” tasting that took place in 1976 and where the two American wines came in front of many famous French wines. The price of the transaction is not known but is rumoured to be in excess of $100 million. pressdemocrat.com and SFGate.com and Vitisphere.com

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