Chateau Montelena is one of Napa Valley’s most iconic and historically important wineries. Founded in Calistoga in 1882, the winery helped put American wine on the map, beating out a slew of French Chardonnays during the 1976 Judgement of Paris. The 2016 Chardonnay shows notes of honeysuckle and apple, with warming undertones of vanilla meshing perfectly with the wine’s citrus-driven acidity. Weighty yet balanced, with a lasting finish.