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Montoya Vineyards:
A little about us

At Montoya Vineyards, we're fortunate to have a skilled team of professionals in the vineyards and in the cellar, with outstanding vineyards and ideal growing conditions for making world-class wines. Here in Monterey County, the diversity in the vineyard microclimates creates a wide range of concentrated, vibrant flavors in the grapes. It's the perfect palette to draw from when blending wines to be approachable and at the same time, complex and stylish. We hope people will fall in love with Montoya wines vintage after vintage, and discover the welcoming way of life here in Monterey County through our wines.

Chelsea Laboon

A Vineyard Driven Approach To Winemaking.

Raised in San Luis Obispo amidst the blossoming wine region on California’s central coast, Chelsea has covered every step of the winemaking process over the decade she’s spent in the wine industry. After earning a B.S. degree from the esteemed Viticulture and Enology program at the Unversity of California, Davis, She set out to make wine across the wine regions of Californina. Intrigued with the sensitivity of grapes from year to year and location to location her work has taken her across the wine regions of California, from producing complex Pinot Noirs of the Santa Ynez Valley to the elegant Cabernets in Napa Valley, to balanced Chardonnays, in the Santa Cruz mountains.

She’s put her experience and expertise into developing balanced and compelling wine for occasions small and large, from an intimate reunion of old friends, to warm family dinners and refined celebrations. For Montoya Vineyards, Chelsea’s goal is to create memorable wines that bring people together, serving to enthuse and delight time and time again. When she’s not enjoying a glass of wine you may find her hiking with her dog, Laszlo in the Big Sur, exploring a botanical garden, or playing an eclectic board game with her husband.

In True Spirit of the Monterey Coast From Vineyard to Glass

PINOT NOIR

Rich cherry and raspberry fruit flavors, with balanced structure and a velvety, complex finish

the VINEYARDS

SUTER VINEYARD – crispness, fine structure, and ripe berry flavors

WINEMAKING

COLD SOAK prior to fermentation to maintain fresh fruit flavors, enhance color, and soften tannins AGING IN FRENCH OAK BARRELS for silky richness and complexity

SAUVIGNON BLANC

Ripe tropical and citrus aromas. Grapefruit, passionfruit, and Meyer lemon flavors burst on the palate framed by bright acidity and a crisp finish.

the VINEYARDS

TWIN OAKS and SUTER VINEYARD – ripe citrus and stone fruit characteristics with crisp acidity

WINEMAKING

COOL NIGHTS and early morning harvest

100% STAINLESS STEEL fermentation for crispness and aromatics

 

CHARDONNAY

Crisp guava and mango fruit flavors, with a touch of toasty vanilla and a rich, buttery finish

the VINEYARDS

SUTER, TWIN OAKS, and ZANETTA VINEYARDS – crisp acidity and classic California ripe fruit flavors

WINEMAKING

COOL FERMENTATION IN STAINLESS STEEL to preserve crisp guava and mango fruit flavors SECONDARY MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION IN OAK BARRELS adds vanilla accents and a buttery finish

CABERNET SAUVIGNON

Black currant and plum aromas carry through on the palate, with notes of warm baking spices and mocha, fine tannins and a lingering finish.

the VINEYARDS

WILEY RANCH VINEYARD –  richly textured Cabernet Sauvignon with ripe dark fruit flavors

WINEMAKING

EXTENDED MACERATION on skins during fermentation gently extracts flavors

AGING in French Oak barrels for 14 months

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