Napa Valley

Winemaker’s Tasting Notes: The Oak Knoll Winegrowing region is prevalent in this wine with its dark color, ripe aromatics and juicy acidity. The nose is full of Blackberries, vibrant black cherry, dried berries, maple, brown and black spices, cinnamon and ginger bread. The entry is soft and gives way to supple round tannins with a delectable center and persistence of fruit. The lovely finish is the signature of this elegant, surprisingly feminine, and remarkably balanced Zinfandel that is...

Notes: It is hard to be convivial in a pandemic. Our mission for the past 35 years has been to bring people together over the common bond of food and wine. Well, that mission has been altered a bit, at least for now. We can’t, for now, gather at that large, sixty person winery table for seasonal feasts with guests from around the world. I miss the summer food and wine festivals (mostly I miss seeing my friends at those festivals) and I can’t hop on a plane to share our wine at wine dinners in...

Fulfilling aromas and flavors of fresh pears, apricots, casaba melon and a hint of mineral-like complexity complimented by tart notes of kaffir lime.Though this wine sees no oak, it has a slight essence of yeasty toast. It starts lively on the palate then evolves into a round lengthy mouthfeel with a bright, refreshing finish. It is incredibly complex in its natural simplicity.This Pinot Blanc only comes in half-bottles and magnums, because you should either start with it or party with it! -...

Winegrowing Notes: I have a soft spot for Pinot Blanc. It is the underdog of the oenological world. Rarely is it given prime real estate, usually planted off to the side, that place where the soil isn’t very good, in the swale - or anywhere there is plantable land that couldn’t be better served by a more “noble” grape. Many times it is over-cropped to produce a reliable, if indistinct, quaffing wine. It does not get the respect it deserves. That is not the case at RSV. RSV gives Pinot Blanc...

Notes:The first sip reveals a wine with an Old World soul that is food-friendly with an age-worthy structure. It is balanced by a New World preciseness that highlights the impeccable red fruit. The fruit feels more fresh and textured than the aromas would suggest with crisp cranberry, pomegranate and blood orange adding lift to a bright and juicy mid-palate that leads to a long finish marked by the balance of savory, complex, supple-tannins and mouth-watering brightness. ** Only 1 in Stock ** ...

Notes:The first sip reveals a wine with an Old World soul that is food-friendly with an age-worthy structure. It is balanced by a New World preciseness that highlights the impeccable red fruit. The fruit feels more fresh and textured than the aromas would suggest with crisp cranberry, pomegranate and blood orange adding lift to a bright and juicy mid-palate that leads to a long finish marked by the balance of savory, complex, supple-tannins and mouth-watering brightness. ** Only 1 in Stock ** ...

TASTING NOTES: A succulent rendition of POV with more fruit forward characteristics than the 2015 vintage. Fully ripened tannins balance the fruit with mouth-watering and mouth-filling flavors and textures. Elegant fruit characteristics of black and red berries, cherry compote and black plum are laced with notes of lavender, rose and dried herbs and framed by a delicate balance of French oak that elevates the aromatics and complements the richness. This sumptuous wine is ready to accompany a...

Thoughts: Hot Pink... In RSV’s thirty-eight years as winegrape growers and thirty-four vintages as winemakers, twenty-twenty was the most challenging. It should have been a “perfect” year… but it was far from it. Perhaps, despite the challenges, it provided a clearer vision as to the costs of ignoring nature. Hopefully, the examples of climate change-induced fires and record heat have brought us to a tipping point where we start paying attention to the needs of our natural environment and...

Vineyards: The fruit for this wine comes from vineyards in the Atlas Peak, Calistoga, Carneros, Oakville, Stag’s Leap District, and St. Helena AVAs. All fruit for this vintage was harvested before the valley fires. Winegrowing: In 2017 a wet winter with moderate rainfall, a mild spring and a warm summer created an ideal growing season. Sustainable farming practices throughout the season were tailored to each block with the assistance of aerial photos produced using NDVI (Normalized Difference...

VINEYARDS: The fruit for this wine comes from vineyards in the Carneros region owned by the Rombauer family and select growers including the Sangiacomo family, long-term grower partners who have farmed this land for three generations. WINEGROWING: 2020 started with a mild spring, giving us an early start to the growing season and a harvest which started on the early side. Throughout the year, we used aerial photos produced using NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) technology to...

The Style: What can we say about our Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon? is Cabernet Sauvignon leaps from the glass with rich ripe flavors of sweet black currant, juicy blackberry, and cherry liquor, intermingled with hints of shaved chocolate, earth, and fresh tobacco leaf. The layers of flavors are balanced by hints of toasty oak. Silky soft yet structured tannins coat the palate and contribute to a long lasting finish. Educated Guess fills all the requirements that a serious cabernet lover is...

The Style: Our Sonoma Coast Chardonnay is 100% barrel fermented and is all about balance. e cool coastal influence provides rich acidity and delicious tropical fruit flavors, while the barrel fermentation lends itself to creamy toasted notes of spice and vanilla. Very food friendly and crowd pleasing! The Numbers: 100% Chardonnay 100% Sangiacomo Vineyards 100% Barrel/Malolactic Fermentation 12 Months in French Oak Barrels 14.3% Alcohol by Volume ...

Winemaking notes: This wine is focused on purity of fruit; it is a flip book of the varietal as it ripens on our Rutherford estate. We capture different snapshots of the grape’s character by making three picking passes during harvest. This provides the wine with multiple layers of fruit starting with zesty citrus, moving to stone fruits, progressing to melons, and finishing with a hint of exotic tropical fruits. Each of these aromatic profiles represents the different ripeness levels at which...

Winemaking notes: Kith & Kin, Old English for “Friends & Family”, is a Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from all corners of the Napa Valley but with its heart rooted in Rutherford. This wine is approachable in its youth, with balanced tannins and a fruit-forward character. The vast majority of fruit comes from our estate, supplemented by a limited amount from Napa Valley growers. Tasting notes: Beautifully complex and soft aromatics of violets, cola, ripe fig and plum linger on the nose. The...

Winemaking Notes: Kith & Kin, Old English for “Friends & Family”, is a Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from all corners of the Napa Valley but with its heart rooted in Rutherford. This wine is approachable in its youth, with balanced tannins and a fruit-forward character. The vast majority of fruit comes from our estate, supplemented by a limited amount from Napa Valley growers. Tasting Notes: Beautifully complex and rich aromatics of bright cassis and ripe red fruit jump out of the glass upon...

This elegant and refined Bordeaux-style Merlot has a rich aroma, with highlights of cherry, chocolate and anise. An abundance of black fruit and spice are backed by balanced structure with silky tannins for a persistent finish.Style: Full-bodied, Firm, BalancedFlavor: Anise, Cherry, Cocoa, Plum, CloveAging: 16 months in French oak barrelsAlcohol: 14.5%

Sequoia Grove Cabernet Sauvignon 2018: The grapes for the Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon come from the finest vineyard sites in the best appellations of Napa Valley, including the Sequoia Grove Estate and Tonella Estate Vineyards in Rutherford, as well as select parcels from top growers, including Morisoli and Beckstoffer in Rutherford, Stagecoach in Atlas Peak, Lamoreaux in the Oak Knoll District and Healy in St. Helena. All fruit is hand sorted before undergoing a cold soak followed by...

Winemaker Comments: “2018 Hillside Select is an enticing balance of opulence and energy. This classic Cabernet Sauvignon fills the glass with vivid aromas of blackberry, black cherry, warm earth, and baking spice. The flavors richly echo the wine’s aromas, adding juicy layers of summer briar fruit, berry compote, cinnamon, lively red and black plums, and mocha with a long, radiant finish. Structured tannins offer the promise of a lengthy, sumptuous tenure in your cellar.” - Shafer Winemaker...

One Point Five Cabernet Sauvignon:One Point Five is an elegant, silky Cabernet Sauvignon with soft tannins and abundant fruit that is approachable when young, yet capable of aging gracefully. This wine reflects the climate and soils of our Stags Leap District vineyard sites and Shafer’s commitment to meticulous, sustainable farming and quality winemaking.Winemaker’s Comments:“From the moment you pull the cork on this vintage rich, tantalizing aromas fill the air with blackberry, black...

One Point Five Cabernet Sauvignon: One Point Five is an elegant. Silky Cabernet Sauvignon with soft tannins and abundant fruit that is approachable when young, yet capable of aging gracefully. This wine reflects the climate and soils of our Stags Leap District vineyard sites and Shafer’s commitment to meticulous, sustainable farming and quality winemaking. Winemaker’s Comments: “In your glass the wine introduces itself with enticing aromas of red and black fruit, baking spice, dark violets,...

One Point Five celebrates lasting bonds, taking its name from the term “a generation and a half,” once coined by John and Doug Shafer to describe their long, accomplished father-and-son partnership. These two worked side by side for decades leading our Stags Leap District winery, always with a spirit of energy and teamwork that continues to inspire everything we do at Shafer today. One Point Five Cabernet Sauvignon 2018: One Point Five is an elegant. Silky Cabernet Sauvignon with soft tannins...

Notes:The first pour offers an endlessly rich density of meaty, smoky, black fruit aromas while the wine saturates the mouth with deep flavors of black licorice, bramble fruit, black pepper, allspice, bacon, and char. All of this opulence is energized with underlying acidity and bound together with structured, ripe tannins built for very long term ageability. — Shafer winemaker Elias Fernandez Vineyard Location: A small ridgetop site and a foothills site along the Vaca Mountains just south of...

Notes: Once again our Syrah and Petite Sirah vineyard in the sloping foothills of the Vaca Mountains has yielded a dark, liquid feast of great richness and depth. The 2016 Relentless offers deep, elegant, meaty, gamey aromas and flavors that are pure Syrah. These are fused with blueberry, black pepper, wet stone, and black tea. The vintage offers an ideal balance of immensity and energy, along with a beautiful, silken texture in the mouth, a lengthy finish, and ripe tannins that promise many...

Notes: TD-9 is a proprietary blend that celebrates a bold move. In 1973, in the space of a few months, John Shafer went from riding morning commuter trains in Chicago to teaching himself to drive a TD-9 tractor in our Napa Valley vineyard. He’d never grown grapes or made wine in his life. That spirit of risk-taking and adventure still guides Shafer today and inspired the creation of this new wine. Winemaker’s Comments: “This juicy red blend is loaded with vivid summer fruit – red plum, red...

Notes:Padrone is created in honor of Ray Signorello Sr., a visionary whose life was as full of character as our wines. It is a seamless integration of supple tannins, intense varietal aromas and rich flavor that expresses the utmost quality of the Estate. The grapes for this proprietary Cabernet Sauvignon are sourced from the best blocks of our extremely rocky hillside vineyard. This is a deeply concentrated wine with layers of complexity designed for extended aging. WINEMAKING NOTES: Our...

Good deep red-ruby. Musky aromas of cassis, licorice, game, tobacco leaf and subtle brown spices. Velvety-sweet and deep, with hints of tobacco leaf, mint and herbs giving definition to the middle palate. Nicely bright but youthfully tight wine, finishing with broad tannins. Carrying a moderate 13.5% alcohol. Still tight, but then this won't be released until next winter. Incidentally, following Silver Oak's purchase of a vineyard in Soda Canyon in 1999, this wine now relies less on contract...

VINTAGE NOTES:Textbook conditions saw near-ideal bud break, steady flowering, even fruit set, and a lengthy stretch of warm days and cool and often foggy nights during the long summer months. Late and light rain held off until grapes found optimal ripeness, bringing exceptional quality with a smooth balance of acids and sugars. WINEMAKING NOTES:Average 19 days of maceration.18 months of barrel age in 45% new oak, of which 93% was French and 7% was American. Overall blend: 85% French oak, 15%...

Vintage: From abundant winter rains to cool spring weather, warm summer temperatures and October’s wildfires, 2017 is a memorable vintage. Plentiful winter rains helped refresh our vines and led to a cool, mild spring. Due in par t to these warmer temperatures, 90% of Napa Valley’s grape tonnage was harvested before the wine country wildfires began. Based on Silverado’s house wine style, we typically pick early and were for tunate to have 100% of our fruit harvested with no smoke impact....

Appellation/Vineyards:Somerston wines are selected from single blocks of our 1615 acre estate, high in the eastern hills of Napa Valley. This estate bottled wine was sourced from two of our best vineyard blocks: Queensbury Block 30 and Oriental Block23, both hillside vineyards with an average elevation of 1,250 ft asl.Winemaking:The grapes were hand picked and then delivered to the winery. The grapes were de-stemmed and sorted, then pumped into the tank for a 8 day cold soak at 55 degrees....

Vintage:The 2019 ARTEMIS Cabernet Sauvignon delivers expressive aromas of mocha, chocolate covered cherry, crushed raspberry, olive and thyme. Rich and flavorful, the wine is well-structured with fine grained tannins. The palate has a pleasing brambleberry note that leads to a long finish with a hint of oak spice. Blend: 99.5% Cabernet Sauvignon.5% Cabernet FrancBarrel Aging: 15 months; 42% new French oak, 6% new American oak, balance in older French oak barrelsAlcohol: 14.5%TA: 0.50 g/100ml ...

VINEYARDS AND WINEMAKING: Grapes from Rancho Chimiles vineyard in Wooden Valley (50%), Bravo Zulu in Oak Knoll (16%), Solari in Calistoga (15%) and Danika Ranch (7%) form the backbone of this wine. Oak Knoll fruit brings spicy peach, guava and grapefruit notes to the mix while the Rancho Chimiles Sauvignon grapes lend racy citrus, tropical fruit and mineral notes to the wine. Our long-time grower Terry Wilson farms Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Musque at Rancho Chimiles for this wine. The...

The Story of The Hands of Time:Along a shady walkway on the tranquil grounds of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars one comes across a succession of limestone plaques, each bearing a handprint. These handprints comprise the Hands of Time exhibit, an enduring tribute to the many people who contributed to the winery’s history over the years and who have gone on to become celebrated winemakers and viticulturists in their own right. With a tradition of mentoring that dates back to our founding in 1970,...

VINTAGE: The extended drought created concern as the 2016 growing season began, but welcomed winter rain hinted at relief to come. After a relatively dry January there was significant rainfall in February, along with mild temperatures. Bud break was early, but was slowed by heavy April showers. While still early by historical standards, picking began about a week later than 2015, and continued at a leisurely pace, allowing the grapes to reach full maturity. Fruit was in the winery by the time...

Tasting Notes: Subtle nose of red fruits, a hint of milk chocolate and a touch of parsley. On the palate intense plums, strawberries and briar rush across the palate. As the wine opens up, blueberry notes become evident. The tight acidity helps maintain the structure of the wines which balanced against moderate tannins drive the finish. Pure, well rounded and delicious. - Robin Akhurst, Winemaker Vineyard Notes: Situated on fluvial soils deposited from the ever-changing course of the Napa...

Color: Deep, dark raven black with touches of crimson red and candy red on the rim. On the nose: Explosion of minerality, warm stone, thyme and oregano with milk chocolate, cedar, cinnamon and nutmeg. On the palate: Big round entrance evolving fast on a mineral mid-palate with granular tannins and touches of milk chocolate, graphite and black fruit, lingering on a silky finish with juicy fruit like cherry, plum and touches of potpourri. ** Only 5 in Stock ** ...

Color: Shiny, deep ruby with touches of iris, mauve and blush on the rim. On the nose: Expressive nose of cantaloupe, tomato sauce, pencil shavings, elderberry and clay, lingering on bacon, licorice and paprika. On the palate: Soft, velvety entrance evolving on a framed mid-palate with fresh blueberry, lavender and boysenberry, lingering on licorice and bay leaf. ** Only 6 in Stock **

Color: Dark black oil with touches of scarlet and lipstick on the rim. On the nose: Beautiful balance between fruit, spices and herbs with touches of espelette pepper, crushed red pepper flakes and rosemary, lingering on dark cherry preserve and fern. On the palate: Silky entrance evolving on a fresh mid-palate with granular tannins, touches of mulberry, persimmon and plum, lingering on gingerbread and lilac. ** Only 4 in Stock ** ...

THE PRISONER WINE COMPANY: Our winemaking team works with a family of growers to source a diverse variety of grapes from premier vineyards throughout California. The resulting wines are interesting blends of distinct quality and character. ABOUT THE WINE: From the most recognized Napa Valley red blend comes a distinct, new wine. Made in the same iconic style as The Prisoner Red Blend, we proudly introduce The Prisoner Cabernet Sauvignon. Redefining taste once again. WINEMAKING: Our hand-picked...

The Prisoner was created and inspired by the drinkable “mixed blacks” first made by the Italian immigrants who originally settled in the Napa Valley. In 2003 The Prisoner was launched and soon became the most recognized innovative and unique Napa Valley Red Wine blend, leading the resurgence of blends by incorporating Zinfandel with the unlikely “mix” of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petite Sirah, and Charbono.The wine is a blend of Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petite Sirah and Charbono....

About the Wine:While working with our growers in the Napa Valley, we came across small, premium vineyard lots of Merlot, which served as our inspiration to create Thorn. The sources of Merlot were blended with Syrah to create depth in the body while Malbec accentuates the fruit.Winemaker Notes:Deep purple in color, releasing aromas of black cherry with hints of cedar and pencil lead. Dense flavors of dark fruits and rich plum are framed by velvety tannins and a lush finish.The Blend:78%...

THE VINTAGE: Record-breaking winter rains filled our reservoirs and recharged the soil. Spring and early summer were warm, leading to very strong growth in the vines. The rest of the summer was more typical with warm days and cool nights, providing perfect conditions for the developing grapes. Our yields for the season were slightly lower than average and the resulting wines are classic. THE WINE: Ripe, focused flavors of cherry, boysenberry, and blackcurrant are complemented by soft notes of...

Tasting Notes: Abundant Marion berry, cedar, and roasty-chocolate notes infuse this wine from start to finish. It’s our most rambunctious wine—perfect with BBQ or roast lamb with mole!

Winemaker's Notes:Hand crafted from 43 year old dry-farmed, organically certified grown grapes we can only say: "let the grapes rule!" 50% natural fermentation for verve and spice. Minimal new French oak to keep the individuality and jubilant character of this bench land Zin buoyant. ** Only 3 in Stock **

APPEARANCE: Ruby, garnet AROMAS: Black cherry, coffee, licorice, creamy bright fruit PALATE: Chocolate-covered cherries, hoisin sauce FINISH: Full fruity finish buttressed by acidity MOUTHFEEL: Elegant, nuanced, texturally plush, velvety tannins, soulful AGEABILITY: Will provide drinking pleasure through 2030 with proper cellaring PAIRINGS: Winery Chef Dominic Orsini’s Buttermilk Fried Quail or Roasted Duck Leg Salad COMPOSITION:80% Merlot15% Cabernet Franc5% Petit Verdot BARREL AGING: 13...