2015… where to begin? Each year we have our challenges and quirks, despite growing grapes in a region that’s known for relative consistency in climate and growing conditions year to year. We like to celebrate those variations as they occur, likening them to individual stamp or footprints of a time, place, season. This year wasRead more
It’s always an energetic and inspiring moment to be in the Napa Valley. Harvest is the time to gather ’round with friends, and celebrate another year of nature’s bounty. Next weekend, we’re super excited to pull up a chair and share a meal with our membership. We’re partnering with our friends Stag Dining – a supper clubRead more
Sourced from our acclaimed Fortuna and Leopoldina Vineyards. Here, red volcanic soils on the eastern bedrock and alluvial soils of the world famous Oakville appellation provide for stunning fruit purity. Hand picked, and crafted using age old traditional techniques, we elevated this wine in French oak barrels for 20 months, before Estate bottling this gem.Read more
A wonderfully refined and powerful wine. Dark core. Expansive bouquet. Black cherry, drifts of Violet, dark flowers, Cassis. Splendid perfume. Firm, super fine grained tannin. Harmonious, elegant, complete. Great poise and presence. 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Malbec, 1.5% Petit Verdot, 1.5% Merlot 98.5% Weitz, 1.5% Fortuna
It’s always such a lovely thing when the hard work and passion of our team is rewarded with accolades and scores! 2012 “Leopoldina Vineyard” Cabernet Sauvignon 95 points Wine Spectator A HOT WINE” pick: “These are the most exciting discoveries from our editors’ most recent tastings.” 97 points Wine Advocate More about this wine: This wine is 100Read more
“California Cabernets keep crushing it, with another batch of 2012 all-stars… from both the hillsides and the valley floor, Napa ticks off a roster of excellence in Cabernet…” — Wine Spectator Insider, 8/12/15 Wine Spectator Critic James Laube gave it 94 points: “Brimming with black licorice, blackberry, cedary oak, pencil shavings and mocha notes, this isRead more