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NAPAVINTNERS.COM Welcome
Napa Valley’s best week for the wine trade is back! We are thrilled you are joining us virtually from around the world or in person in our beautiful Napa Valley. After the last year we experienced in Napa Valley, we could not be happier to come together with you to show our unwavering commitment to winemaking excellence. The debut of the elegant 2019 vintage will take center stage this year and a handful of wineries will provide a sneak peek of the wines from 2020. Now more than ever, we encourage you to share your learnings and excitement for these wines with your wine customers. The spirit of collaboration that Napa Valley is so well known for has never been stronger. Your support of Premiere Napa Valley is a continued endorsement for our region and our wines. Thank you, from all of us. 2021 Premiere Napa Valley Chairs
Joel Aiken Renée Ary Michael Beaulac (Beaulieu Vineyard) Duckhorn Vineyards (Pine Ridge Vineyards) Aiken Wines Hugh Davies The deLeuze Family Rosemary Cakebread Schramsberg & ZD Wines Gallica Davies Vineyards Michael Honig David Duncan & Tim Duncan Andy Erickson Honig Vineyard & Winery Silver Oak & Twomey Favia Jeff McBride Andy Hoxsey Erle Martin Napa Wine Company (Pine Ridge Vineyards) Michael Scholz & Emma Swain The Winebow Group St. Supéry Estate Vineyards Aaron Pott & Winery Pott Wine Steve Reynolds Reynolds Family Vineyards Jeff Smith Doug Shafer Hourglass Shafer Vineyards John & Tracey Skupny Lang & Reed Wine Company Delia Viader John Williams Viader Vineyards & Winery Frog's Leap Winery Richard Walton (Beaulieu Vineyard) Don Weaver Harlan Estate NAPA VALLEY SESSIONS
CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE
PREMIERE NAPA VALLEY SESSIONS We have teamed up with renowned wine critics for Napa Valley Sessions, an online education series. Join us as we give you a preview of the 2018, 2019 and 2020 vintages. Reserve your virtual seat at NapaValleySessions.com
2018 - A New Benchmark for Neoclassicism and Harmony with James Suckling
Thursday, June 3, 2021 at 7 p.m. PDT Has Napa Valley winemaking reached a new era of neoclassicism? Join wine critic James Suckling and six Napa Valley winemakers as they discuss the quality, style and growing conditions of wines from 2018. 2019 Vintage Preview - Rich, Plush and Fantastically Pure with Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 10 a.m. PDT With just a few weeks to go before many of the 2019 Napa Valley Cabernets are put to bottle, Robert Parker Wine Advocate critic and editor- in-chief Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW and winemakers offer a preview of the 2019 vintage.
First Look at 2020 Vintage Wines with Jeb Dunnuck
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 10 a.m. PDT Napa’s newest vintage is indeed on the way. Join Jeb Dunnuck, and a panel of Napa Valley winemakers, to go through the 2020 growing season and discuss the vintage’s challenges and successes, as well as take a sneak peek at these young wines. WINE DESCRIPTIONS 1 ACCENDO CELLARS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
NIGEL KINSMAN, Winemaker
• This wine is a blend of our best lots from Vine Hill Ranch and M-Bar Ranch, superlative neighboring vineyards • Both vineyards are family-owned by friends of the Araujos • Your wine is crafted by winemaker Nigel Kinsman • Structured and powerful, a knockout wine of true Oakville pedigree
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estimated release: Jan. 2022 DTT 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
MATT BRAIN, Winemaker
• Your wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon • This wine is blended from six different clones from three noteworthy sites in three distinct, nested appellations • Aging 22 months in French oak • 70% barrel fermented and unfined
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2019 Red Wine Napa Valley Estimated release: Apr. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
FRED OLIAI, Owner
• This unique blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc was fermented in a small, concrete egg • Composed of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc, your wine is aging in 100% new French oak barrels • Cabernet Franc was sourced from the Los Carneros nested appellation, and the Merlot from Atlas Peak; co-fermented • Medium- to full-bodied, the palate is charged with black and blue fruits, supported by plush tannins
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Morisoli Vineyard Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
TONY BIAGI, Winemaker
• Dating back to 1900, Morisoli Vineyard is an historic vineyard in the acclaimed Rutherford Bench • Your wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon • Aging for 22 months in 100% new French oak in a combination of Taransaud and Darnajou barrels • Winemaker Tony Biagi is a Napa Valley legend, with more than 25 years experience at premier wineries
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2020 Pinot Noir Los Carneros Toyon Center Block Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
KEN BERNARDS, Winemaker & Proprietor
• The Toyon Farm Vineyard was planted specifically for Ancien in 1998 • The clay soils are shallow (two to three feet) with an impenetrable hardpan below • The block is sloped to the southwest for good drainage • Cool morning fog allows cooling of the grapes, slowing photosynthesis and developing ripeness
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2019 Cabernet Franc Atlas Peak A27 - The Next Generation Estimated release: Jan. 2022 120 Bottles
Available in 750ml or 1.5L MARLA CARROLL, Winemaker
• This wine looks into Antinori’s Napa Valley future with a spirited emphasis on mountain-grown Cabernet Franc • Low-yielding vines grow at 1,600 feet elevation on the rocky, steep slopes leading up to Atlas Peak • Vinted in 4-ton, conical-shaped fermenters that allow the gentle extraction of tannin through punchdown • Aging for 24 months in the tight-grain Taransaud Ref. 112 GC oak barrel that adds spice notes
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2019 Red Wine Napa Valley Tempranillo-Cabernet Sauvignon Estimated release: Apr. 2023 60 Bottles
ANA DIOGO-DRAPER, Director of Winemaking Available in 750ml
• A unique 50-50 blend of Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley • Specially crafted just for Premiere Napa Valley by our winemaker, Ana Diogo-Draper • This blend is a nod to our native and adoptive lands of Spain and California • Your sophisticated wine features concentrated flavors of plum, blackberry and boysenberry, and a hint of dry tobacco
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2019 Red Wine Napa Valley V.1 Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
DIANA SNOWDEN-SEYSSES & STEVE MATTHIASSON, Winemakers
• V.1 is a milestone for Ashes & Diamonds • Ashes & Diamonds’ first-ever blend of limited-production, single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon lots • A marriage of muscle from high-elevation Cabernet Sauvignon with the finesse of estate Merlot • Crafted and blended by Steve Matthiasson and Diana Snowden Seysses—their first-ever collaboration
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Sleeping Denali Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
JEAN HOEFLIGER, Winemaker/Partner
• A blend of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from two of the best AXR Napa Valley blocks • 50% of the fruit was sourced from Sleeping Lady Vineyard in Yountville and 50% from Denali Vineyard in the hills of St. Helena • 100% barrel fermented from our finest barrels utilizing native yeast; unfined and unfiltered • A reflection of Jean Hoefliger’s pursuit to create a wine to push the envelope of Cabernet Sauvignon
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District First Born Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles
Available in 750ml MICHAEL BALDACCI, Director of Operations/Winemaker
• Single-vineyard wine from our Stags Leap District estate vineyard • Aging for 24 months in new French oak barrels • Your wine is crafted from 100% Clone 6 vines • 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain District Rattlesnake Blend Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
DAVID TATE, General Manager & Winemaker
• Your wine is blended with Petit Verdot, Merlot and Cabernet Franc • Vines are grown on soils of andesite volcanic rock, on a 35-degree slope high in the Spring Mountain District • This wine is a tremendous expression of the concentrated 2019 vintage from this nested appellation • Perfectly matured for 22 months in 100% new French oak under ideal conditions in our cave
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Clone 7 Selection Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
JOHN HAZAK, Winemaker
• A unique blend of Clone 7 Cabernet Sauvignon from St. Helena and Atlas Peak vineyards • Your wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon • Aging in our favorite new French oak barrels, this fruit was hand-harvested and sorted at the winery • This wine demonstrates the complexity and finesse of Clone 7 when grown well in diverse locations
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
MICHAEL ACCURSO, Winemaker
• Your wine’s fruit was primarily sourced from our estate vineyards in the Rutherford nested appellation • A small percentage of the grapes are from the Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley • This wine is a blend of the classic red varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec • Aging for 20 months in 50% new French oak
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2019 Pinot Noir Napa Valley Eulenloch Estimated release: Oct. 2021 240 Bottles Available in 750ml
JOSEPH WAGNER, Owner
• This is fifth-generation winemaker Joseph Wagner’s finest homage yet to his grandmother, Lorna Belle Glos Wagner • The Eulenloch Vineyard thrives in the clay/loam soil and cool, coastal climate of the Los Carneros nested appellation • Extended hang time produced spectacular color, supple mouthfeel, great acidity and bursts of flavor • Aging nine months in 100% French oak barrels (60% new), imparting velvety texture and a long, elegant finish
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2019 Merlot Napa Valley Premiere Napa Valley Cuvée Estimated release: Oct. 2022 120 Bottles Available in 750ml
AARON POTT, Winemaker
• Your wine is a single-barrel 100% Merlot • Crafted by renowned winemaker Aaron Pott, Blackbird’s winemaker since 2007 • Sourced from our prominent Stagecoach and Star vineyards • This vintage brings Blackbird back to its humble, yet celebrated, beginning
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
PHILIPPE MELKA, Director of Winemaking
• Estate grown on Pritchard Hill, your wine is a 100% See Clone Cabernet Sauvignon • Organically farmed, this low-yielding block produces small, intense berries • Fermenting in an upright Hermitage oak tank, aging in French oak, and bottled unfined and unfiltered • Our winemakers selected a single barrel from the most compelling block of 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Tribute Estimated release: Oct. 2022 120 Bottles Available in 750ml
BRIAN MALONEY, Winemaker
• 100% Cabernet Sauvignon handpicked from the extraordinary Morris Vineyard on Diamond Mountain • Planted in rocky volcanic soils and sitting above the fogline, the grapes produce a rich, dense wine • Aging for 20 months in 100% new French oak offering a soft, plush mouthfeel and fine-grained tannins • Bidding farewell and paying homage to the illustrious Count of Buena Vista and the cherished Morris Vineyard
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2019 Dessert Napa Valley Liquid Gold Sticky Estimated release: Oct. 2021 120 Bottles
Available in 375ml JAY BUONCRISTIANI, Co-Founder, Owner & Winemaker
• Late harvest of Pritchard Hill Viognier Rattlesnake Ridge and Rutherford Sauvignon Musqué old vines • Delicately fortified with Germain-Robin Viognier brandy to preserve the late harvest richness • Nectar from heaven with aromatic complexity, unctuous texture, rich flavors and balanced acidity
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Estimated release: Oct. 2021 120 Bottles Available in 750ml
STEPHANIE JACOBS, Winemaker Director
• This wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon • 100% estate fruit was sourced from the esteemed Oakville benchlands near the winery • 22 months aging in French oak, of which 60% are new barrels • Your wine features notes of concentrated blackberry and boysenberry, hints of mocha and fig, with firm tannins and an elegant finish
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Pritchard 52 Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles
Available in 750ml PHILLIP CORALLO-TITUS, Winemaker
• A remarkable vintage on Pritchard Hill, and a wine with a vivid sense of place • Like many of our greatest early wines, your wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from our most coveted blocks • Aging in 100% new French oak to enhance its structure and underscore its power and complexity • Rich but balanced, with lively spice and opulent fruit
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District An Ode to AJT Part II Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles
ELIZABETH VIANNA, Winemaker & General Manager Available in 750ml
• Your wine is 100% estate grown • The fruit was sourced from the Tomahawk Vineyard and the wine is unfiltered • Aging for 18 months in unique French barrels, derived from 300-year-old oak trees • This wine’s style typifies the balance of grace, power and complexity in Chimney Rock’s Cabernet Sauvignons
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District Sunshine in the Dark Estimated release: Apr. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
CHRIS TYNAN, Winemaker
• Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon, expressing the power and finesse of this world-renowned nested appellation • Sourced partially from Poetry Vineyard’s Sunshine of Your Love Block, a volcanic site of low-yielding vines • Also sourced from our Twin Peaks Vineyard’s Dancing in the Dark Block, featuring dark fruit and plush texture • Aging to perfection for 21 months in a new French oak barrel
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ROSEMARY CAKEBREAD, Owner & Winemaker, Gallica, CATHY CORISON, Owner & Winemaker, Corison Winery DAWNINE DYER, Owner & Winemaker, Dyer Vineyard, DIANA SNOWDEN SEYSSES, Winemaker, Snowden Vineyards
• Rosemary Cakebread, Cathy Corison, Dawnine Dyer and Diana Seysses worked with wines from each of their vineyards • Wines are from nested appellations as diverse as St. Helena, Oakville, and Diamond Mountain and Spring Mountain Districts • Your wine has been crafted to celebrate the 2019 vintage in the Napa Valley • The ripening season was long and cool, resulting in inky color, complex aromas and firm structure
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain District Steffens Family Wines LLC Estimated release: Oct. 2022 120 Bottles Available in 750ml WESLEY STEFFENS, General Manager & Associate Winemaker MARTHA McCLELLAN, Winemaker
• Your wine is 100% estate grown and sustainably farmed • It was 100% barrel fermented in new French oak, with 60-day maceration and is aging for 26 months • Winemakers Martha McClellan and Wesley Steffens crafted this wine • This Cabernet Sauvignon showcases the very best representation of our family’s brands
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
JULIEN FAYARD, Owner & Winemaker
• Handcrafted by winemaker Julien Fayard • Your wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon • It represents the best selection from the estate • Your wine features 100% Coombsville fruit from Covert Estate
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2019 Cabernet Franc St. Helena Block 7 Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles
Available in 750ml or 1.5L EVYN CAMERON, Winemaker PAMELA STARR, Winemaker & Owner
• Famous for our Cabernet Franc, this unique bottling from Block 7 showcases the depth and complexity of our estate • Your wine is 100% Cabernet Franc from our organically farmed estate vineyard in St. Helena • This wine has classic Cabernet Franc notes of dark cherry, cardamom, cocoa and dried ancho chili • Aging 22 months in 80% new Taransaud barrels
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley Moulds E2 Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
TOM GARRETT, Winemaker
• Meticulously farmed by Steve and Betsy Moulds and vineyard manager Roberto Juarez • Single-vineyard hillside block of Cabernet Sauvignon, isolated from our broader vineyard designate • Vinted in our state-of-the-art estate winery • 100% Clone 338 Cabernet Sauvignon
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2019 Red Blend Napa Valley Hershey BDX Wine Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
CHRIS COONEY, Winemaker PHILIPPE MELKA, Consulting Winemaker
• Our wine-growing philosophy focuses on the land, first and foremost—from vine-by-vine farming to organic viticulture, we believe that a wine is made in the vineyard • Fruit was sourced from our Hershey Vineyard, high up in the Howell Mountain nested appellation at 1,800 feet • Your wine is a special blend of the five classic red varieties: 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Cabernet Franc, 12% Merlot, 9% Malbec and 1% Petit Verdot • Fruit forward, great balance, powerful sophistication—this blend is bigger and better than the sum of its parts 18 29 DARIOUSH
2019 Red Wine Mount Veeder Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
HOPE GOLDIE, Lead Winemaker
• A single-vineyard offering from our high-elevation Sage Vineyard estate, in the Mount Veeder nested appellation • This exclusive blend features equal proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc • Bright, expressive and youthful, the wine is poised to reward the patient collector • Dark, dense black fruits are wrapped in earthy, mineral-laden notes, with richly textured tannins
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Mountain District J. Davies Estate, Aguirre/Lower McEachran Blocks Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L SEAN THOMPSON, Senior Winemaker JESSICA KOGA, Associate Winemaker CELIA WELCH, Consulting Winemaker
• Your wine was blended from our top two estate vineyard blocks from the 2019 harvest • Originally planted in 1862, these are the first hillside vineyards planted in the Napa Valley • Hand-harvested, averaging two tons per acre, and produced at our Davies winery in St. Helena • This wine was crafted by winemakers Jessica Koga, Sean Thompson and Celia Welch
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Phase Five: Loving Life! Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
PHILIPPE MELKA, Winemaker
• Your Cabernet Sauvignon is crafted by the world-class team of Philippe Melka and Maayan Koschitzky • A hint of Petite Sirah is added for its dark fruit, structure and enhanced complexity • The wine is aging 24 months in 75% new Taransaud French cooperage in a dedicated cave • Powerful and opulent, with black fruits and cassis, this is a very serious wine from a great vintage
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2019 Cabernet Franc Oakville East Block Cuvée 1949 Estimated release: Apr. 2022 60 Bottles
Available in 750ml TOM GARRETT, Co-Owner
• Your wine was sourced from our historic East Block Cabernet Franc vines, the oldest Cabernet Franc vines in the Napa Valley • These historic vines were planted in 1949 and have been farmed by our family since 1954 • The East Block is located within the original To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville • Your wine is 100% Cabernet Franc
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2019 Merlot Calistoga Three Palms Vineyard Block 4 Estimated release: Apr. 2022 240 Bottles
RENÉE ARY, Winemaker Available in 750ml
• We’ve proudly crafted a Merlot from the Three Palms Vineyard since our inaugural 1978 vintage • Named for its three iconic palm trees, this vineyard is known for producing intense, age-worthy wines • Fruit was sourced from the winemaker’s favorite block of this vineyard • The vineyard’s rocky and well-drained soil causes the vines to send their roots wide and deep for nutrients
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley Reserve Estimated release: July 2023 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
BRETT WEIS & KIRK VENGE, Winemakers
• First of its kind from Eleven Eleven—an inaugural Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon • 100% Oak Knoll Cabernet Sauvignon from three estate vineyards: Destin, Laki’s and Trancas • Aging 27 months in new French oak, Sylvain and Taransaud barrels • Winemakers Kirk Venge and Brett Weis have put their hearts and souls into this complete elevation of Cabernet Sauvignon
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2019 Chardonnay Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
SARAH VANDENDRIESSCHE, Winemaker
• Your wine displays floral aromas with a touch of citrus • Balanced acidity with delicate oak integration and an elegant, bright finish • A luscious, full-bodied and complex wine with a vibrant mouthfeel • Aging for 15 months in a single, neutral 60-gallon French oak barrel
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Estimated release: Apr. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
NICOLE MARCHESI, Winemaker
• Your wine is 100% Oakville estate wine • It is a unique blend of our favorite blocks from the Martin Stelling Vineyard, including Petit Verdot • Aging 20 months in 100% French oak • The 2019 vintage produced wines marked by silky texture, juicy acidity and soft, melting tannins
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2019 Merlot Coombsville Coombsville Divide Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
RYAN PASS, Winemaker & TOM FARELLA, Vintner
• With the original planting in 1979, Merlot was the primary red variety on our estate • Your wine represents the first Merlot produced in Coombsville, starting with the 1985 vintage • The Merlot grapes were grown on volcanic ash deposits and the Cabernet Sauvignon on red volcanic soils • We proudly present our 22nd Premiere Napa Valley wine since the inaugural event in 1997
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville The Pact Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
DAVID JELINEK, Winemaker
• This wine conveys a pure expression of the Coombsville nested appellation • It is a blend comprised of two premium lots of Cabernet Sauvignon • Your wine demonstrates purity of fruit, minerality and texture • An exceptional vintage has produced an exceptional wine
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley AVA III Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
KIAN TAVAKOLI, Winemaker
• Your classically balanced wine presents an elegant expression of the 2019 vintage • This unique blend of world-class sites speaks to the strength and resilience of the Napa Valley • Aging in French oak for 22 months; only one special barrel makes it into AVA III • True to our philosophy, your wine is approachable now, but created to be enjoyed for years to come
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley The Rabbit Hole Estimated release: Jan. 2022 120 Bottles Available in 750ml
ANNIE FAVIA, Owner & ANDY ERICKSON, Vintner
• Planted on arguably the steepest slope in Coombsville, the Rabbit Hole Vineyard is one of a kind • Organically farmed on volcanic soils, these grapes are at the core of our Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon • Your wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, aging for 20 months in French oak barrels with minimal racking • This special bottling is in honor of our friend and grapegrower, Paul Hospenthal
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2019 Red Wine Spring Mountain District Iron Baby Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
AARON POTT, Winemaker
• Our six densely planted blocks of organically farmed vines are cane pruned • We plant nitrogen-fixing cover crops rather than artificially amending our soil • Our minimal-intervention winemaking is guided by our geologically complex site and cool microclimate • The perfect wine to bridge the gap between Bordeaux aficionados and Napa Valley lovers
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Calistoga Calistoga Estate Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
ADAM GOODRICH, Winemaker
• This unique barrel selection from our Calistoga estate is aging in 100% new French oak barrels for 23 months • Estate grown vineyard, farmed and vinified by our family since 1975 • This unique bottling showcases a combination of concentrated flavors, layered texture and elegance
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Peral Estate Vineyard Estimated release: Oct. 2023 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
GIOVANI VERDEJO, Winemaker
• 100% Cabernet Sauvignon hand-harvested from our Peral Estate Vineyard • Estate grown and bottled in Rutherford • Aging 26 months in 100% French oak barrels • Our Cabernet Sauvignon is rich and structured, with layered flavors and firm but smooth tannins
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Winston Hill Block 5 - Heart Block Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles
Available in 750ml TODD GRAFF, General Manager
• This wine was born from a single block on our Rutherford estate that rises 500 feet above the Napa Valley floor • Rocky and volcanic soils give this 100% varietal wine natural concentration, structure and texture • Extensive hand labor lessened yields to produce a rich and concentrated wine of beautiful balance • Aging in a single new French oak barrel for nearly 48 months
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley The Tribute Estimated release: July 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
KRISTY MELTON, Winemaker
• Your wine was crafted as a tribute to our founder and one of the first female winemakers in the Napa Valley circa 1886, Josephine Tychson • Made by Kristy Melton, who is Freemark Abbey’s second female winemaker since our establishment • This wine is 100% single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon • Our dry-farmed, sustainably grown vineyard in St. Helena is more than 30 years old
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2019 Red Wine Oakville Paramount - Barrel Select Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles
Available in 750ml JIM CLOSE, Winemaker
• Your wine is our best proprietary blend of the 2019 vintage • It includes Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and just a little Petit Verdot • All fruit comes exclusively from our Oakville estate vineyard • Winemaker Jim Close’s selection as best-of-the best blend from the great 2019 vintage
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
MEGAN BACCITICH, Winemaker
• Your wine is an exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon from Geodesy’s preeminent estate, Sage Ridge Vineyard • Small amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot were added to the blend to build density and structure • Sustainably farmed from sedimentary soils atop of metamorphic rock • Geodesy profits fund the WG Edge Program to help advance young women from our farming community
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2019 Red Wine Yountville Maratona Estimated release: July 2022 60 Bottles
Available in 750ml KRISTI KOFORD, Winemaker
• Your wine is an exceptional blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot • 100% estate grown from our Yountville vineyards: Ghost Block, Block House and Mill Race • This wine celebrates 118 consecutive harvests as a family in Napa Valley • 100% organically certified grapes, farmed since 1991
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena Grace Family Blend Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles
HELEN KEPLINGER, Winemaker Available in 750ml
• A unique blend of the very best barrels from two of our estate vineyards in the St. Helena nested appellation • 100% Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from the Grace Family Estate and Cornelius Grove vineyards • Bottling following 22 months of aging in Sylvain and Taransaud barrels, 100% new oak • A singular, handcrafted blend by winemaker Helen Keplinger, highlighting the beauty of St. Helena
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Yountville Paradise Block Old Vine Cabernet Estimated release: Oct. 2022 120 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
IVO JERAMAZ, Vice President of Vineyards & Production, Winemaker
• This wine, sourced from vines planted in 1959, is an homage to Mike Grgich’s dream of Paradise • The best fruit from a small block was used to express this wine’s depth of flavor and sense of terroir • Aging in French oak barrels, this balanced, elegant wine can be enjoyed soon or aged for decades • Committed to organic and regenerative farming, we hope that this wine transports you to Napa Valley
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2019 Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
PHILIPPE MELKA, Winemaker
• Your wine is 100% estate Sauvignon Blanc, specially made for Premiere Napa Valley by winemaker Philippe Melka • Napa Valley’s coolest remote hillside growing region is ideal for refined Sauvignon Blanc • Organic vine-by-vine farming and gentle whole-cluster press maximize our estate’s distinct, focused fruit • This wine was crafted using a unique mixed vessel ferment; aging in French oak, a concrete egg and steel tank amplifies complexity
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Sacrashe Vineyard Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
ALISON FRICHTL, Senior Winemaker MEGAN GUNDERSON PARADES, Associate Winemaker
• This unique lot of Sacrashe Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is produced from its namesake vineyard • The vines are hidden atop the eastern ridge of the Vaca Mountains in the Rutherford nested appellation • This site is defined by its extremely limiting volcanic tuff soils and gently sloping aspects • Sacrashe fruit consistently yields wines of richness, depth, opulence and pronounced power
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Luxe Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles
RALPH HERTELENDY, Founder & Vintner Available in 750ml or 1.5L
• This blend was made by Ralph Hertelendy • This ultra premium fruit comes from precipitous areas of the Vaca Mountains • The 2019 vintage was a fantastic one, and your wine is aging 23 months in French and Hungarian oak • This is the first vintage that an optical sorter was used—it’s a game-changer
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
KRISTEN BELAIR, Winemaker
• Your wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon • It was crafted using Honig estate fruit • The fruit was sourced from Block 5 of our Rutherford vineyard, which was planted in 2013 • Aging 22 months in new French oak barrels
31 55 HUDSON RANCH
2019 Chardonnay Los Carneros Trillium Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
CLAYTON KIRCHHOFF, Winemaker
• Old Shot-Wente clones of tiny clusters of small- to mid-sized berries create strength and complexity • The grapes come from distinct blocks in our Little Bit, Ladybug and Seashell vineyards • Each of the wines is aging sur lie, stirred regularly over 21 months in mostly new French oak barrels • Three distinct vineyards, three prized blocks of Wente Clone never before combined have created Trillium
56 HYDE ESTATE
2020 Pinot Noir Los Carneros Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ, Winemaker
• This 100% small lot Pinot Noir comes from the acclaimed Hyde Vineyard in the Los Carneros nested appellation • This specific block of grapes is made up of a selection of seven clones hand-selected by Larry Hyde • These grapes are exclusive to Larry’s brand; no one besides the family has had access to these vines • Hand-harvested and hand-sorted prior to aging in 30% new French oak barrels
32 57 INGLENOOK
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford The Hearth Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
CHRIS PHELPS, Associate Winemaker
• The Hearth refers to our Rutherford Bench home, the center of the life, warmth and light that permeate this wine • We crafted a single barrel of The Hearth using Cabernet Sauvignon (79%), Cabernet Franc (13%) and Petit Verdot (8%) • The fruit was sourced from 11 carefully chosen vineyard blocks on the 235-acre, organically farmed Inglenook estate • The numeral 11 signifies vision, inspiration and focus, all of which inform how we grow grapes and make wine
58 J. MCCLELLAND CELLARS
2018 Petit Verdot Napa Valley Estimated release: Apr. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
PAUL SCOTTO, Winemaker MITCH COSENTINO, Consulting Winemaker
• Your wine is a unique Petit Verdot blend, primarily from the Rutherford nested appellation • The blend is 80% Petit Verdot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon • This wine is punchcap fermented and pressed to a French oak barrel • Total barrel aging time projected to be 30 months
33 59 J.H. WHEELER
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estimated release: Apr. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
NIGEL KINSMAN, Consulting Winemaker
• Sourced from two Beckstoffer Napa Valley vineyards, specifically from Rutherford and Oakville • A selection of our favorite lots by our winemaker, Nigel Kinsman • Provides a full palate, gravelly tannins and great energy • Balanced, exciting and rich, this is a stunning expression of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
60 JOHN ANTHONY VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley Twisted Oak Estimated release: Apr. 2022 60 Bottles
Available in 750ml JEFF KANDARIAN, Winemaker
• An exclusive, single-barrel release of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley • The estate fruit was sourced from our oldest hillside vineyard, Twisted Oak, in the foothills of Mount Veeder • Steep, well-drained terroir creates intensity of fruit and spice with structured tannins and acidity • Your wine is an exceptional expression of John Anthony Vineyards’ powerful-yet-restrained winegrowing and winemaking
34 61 JOSEPH PHELPS VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
ASHLEY HEPWORTH, Winemaker
• Unique blend of select lots from the Backus Vineyard in eastern Oakville • Select vines from the rocky Plateau Block, and steeply terraced South and North blocks • Comprised of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot • A wine of energy and power showcases black raspberries, red currants, lavender and blackberry
62 KALE WINES
2019 Red Wine Rutherford Heritage Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
KALE ANDERSON, Winemaker & Owner
• Your wine is a blend of 84% Grenache and 16% Mourvèdre, sourced from the McGah Vineyard • The vineyard sits on slightly sloping benchland, so the classic Rutherford soil is red, dusty and well-drained • The vines are trained traditionally in the Gobelet Method, with tight spacing • Kale Wines and McGah Family Vineyard celebrate the diversity of the Napa Valley
35 63 KEENAN WINERY
2019 Red Wine Spring Mountain District Bluebird Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
MICHAEL KEENAN, President
• Bluebird is a new blend for us, two-thirds estate Cabernet Sauvignon and one-third estate Cabernet Franc • Bluebird refers to the graceful tannins and silky textures of this extraordinarily pretty vintage • Bluebird also refers to the many sightings we experienced that spring in the vineyards, sky and land • Your wine was made from vines more than 20 years old and at their peak of health, showing remarkable depth and grace
64 KERR CELLARS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley La Gallina Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
HELEN KEPLINGER, Winemaker
• Your wine is predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from the prestigious Red Hen Vineyard of the Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley nested appellation • A single barrel was selected by Cristie Kerr and Helen Keplinger to showcase the best of this lot • Silky and plush, ethereal and long, with notes of violets, blackberry bramble and cedar • Handcrafted by renowned winemaker Helen Keplinger and aging in 100% new French oak for two years
36 65 KRUPP BROTHERS
2020 Viognier Napa Valley The Bride's Delight Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
JULIEN FAYARD, Winemaker
• Your wine is 100% Viognier, from fruit grown in the Stagecoach Vineyard • It was fermented in 100% new French oak and aged on its fermentation lees • A modern take on Viognier, reminiscent of the best Rhône whites • This wine is a very limited selection from our Bride blend
66 LA JOTA VINEYARD CO.
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
CHRIS CARPENTER, Winemaker
• 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grown in our historic Howell Mountain estate vineyard, which dates to 1888 • Your wine is rich in red fruit, minerality and a savory herbal note, with desirable length and elegance • A cool climate, long growing season and sandstone-volcanic soils add to the wine’s intricacy • Native-yeast fermented, aging in French oak, and bottled unfined and unfiltered
37 67 LARKMEAD VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley The Lark Ascending Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles
DAN PETROSKI, Winemaker Available in 750ml or 1.5L
• Your wine is 100% Clone 337 Cabernet Sauvignon, aging in 100% French oak • It is an exclusive, single-parcel (A5W) wine available only at Premiere Napa Valley • The 18-year-old vines are planted in loam soil, surrounded by 30 acres of gravel • We have developed this parcel to highlight the diversity of our 110-acre estate
68 LEWIS CELLARS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
JAMES MCCENEY, Winemaker
• A one-of-a-kind blend selected from a handful of the most expressive barrels in our cellar • Fully extracted, bold and beautifully balanced with signature Lewis texture and style • Sourced from book-end, benchland blocks of east- and west-facing Oak Knoll vineyards • 100% Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 19 months in new French oak
38 69 LOUIS M. MARTINI WINERY
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley The Golden Crown Estimated release: Oct. 2022 240 Bottles
MICHAEL EDDY, Director of Winemaking Available in 750ml
• 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from esteemed vineyards in the Vaca Mountains • Blended in perfect balance with ripe, rugged fruit from Stagecoach Vineyard and Howell Mountain • The “golden barrel” fraction of a tank represents the most concentrated portion of free-run wine
70 MARKHAM
2019 Red Wine Napa Valley The Character Estimated release: July 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
KIMBERLEE JACKSON NICHOLLS, Winemaker
• This wine represents the pinnacle of Markham Vineyards • Your Merlot-based blend uses all five classic red varieties from the right bank • Primarily sourced from our Yountville estate, one of the first to be Napa Green Land certified in 2010 • Aging in 100% new French oak for 22 to 24 months
39 71 MATERRA | CUNAT FAMILY VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Mountain District Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
CHELSEA BARRETT, Winemaker
• Your wine is sourced 100% from the Diamond Mountain District nested appellation • Fruit was grown in Benson Vineyard • 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc • Aging in 50% new French oak for 20 months
72 MATTHIASSON
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley Phoenix Vineyard Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
STEVE MATTHIASSON, Winemaker
• Certified Organic, dry-farmed, estate grown, hand-farmed vineyard • This wine was born from ancient sea-floor shale soils on a steep east-facing hillside • Aged in a large Demi-Muid vessel to capture the beautiful high-toned aromatics • Old-school, age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon that carries the elusive “weight without heaviness”
40 73 MEMENTO MORI
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Tribus Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
SAM KAPLAN, Winemaker
• Sourcing from the Grand Cru heavyweights of Napa Valley, this wine symbolizes a trifecta • Beckstoffer Dr. Crane, Beckstoffer Las Piedras and Vine Hill Ranch are the three components of this majestic triangle • Dr. Crane brings power, Las Piedras adds the finesse and VHR wraps it all together with its unique texture • Your wine is sourced from the top vineyards in the Napa Valley
74 MERRYVALE VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena Profile Estate Vineyard Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles
Available in 750ml ANDREW WRIGHT, Winemaker
• Your wine comes from our Profile Estate Vineyard, a prime hillside site in the St. Helena nested appellation • The fruit was sourced from gravelly loam blocks of Forward and Henneke soils at an elevation of 900 feet • This lot was selected for its concentration and finesse • Slow, native fermentation was used to fully integrate the components and attain a true expression of the site
41 75 MERUS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estimated release: Oct. 2023 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
ERIC BAUGHER, Winemaker
• 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot from the Coombsville nested appellation • Aging slowly for 28 months in 100% new French oak barrels • Hand-harvested, hand-sorted, meticulously watched over during élevage for the finest quality • Small-lot fermentations and careful barrel selections create a wine that is both complex and elegant
76 MICHAEL MONDAVI FAMILY ESTATE
2020 Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley Heritage Series Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles
Available in 750ml ROB MONDAVI, JR., Owner
• This single-vineyard, estate grown Sauvignon Blanc is our smallest production wine from Oso Vineyard • The vines’ lineage dates back to the first plantings in the Napa Valley from renowned Château d’Yquem • Your wine is 100% Sauvignon Blanc • This is the only wine produced by Rob Mondavi Jr. from the 2020 vintage
42 77 MONTICELLO VINEYARDS
Non Vintage Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Multis Annis Estimated release: Oct. 2021 120 Bottles
CHRIS CORLEY, Winemaker Available in 750ml or 1.5L
• 50 years of the Corley family’s Napa Valley winegrowing history, coalesced into a single blend • This blend is a celebration of time … past, present and future • Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend, including vintages from 1981 to 2019 • Multis Annis is a Latin phrase meaning “many years”
78 MORLET FAMILY VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Franc Oakville Le Fabuleaux Franc Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles
Available in 750ml LUC MORLET, Proprietor & Winemaker
• Your wine is a single-barrel bottling of 100% Cabernet Franc, crafted by legendary winemaker Luc Morlet • Fruit comes from the Cœur de Vallée Vineyard located in the world-renowned Oakville nested appellation • Natural fermentation occurred in a highly sought-after Darnajou puncheon French oak barrel • The strong personality of this 2019 wine amazes now, and will gain incredible complexity for 35-plus years
43 79 MT. BRAVE
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
CHRISTOPHER CARPENTER, Winemaker
• 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from our sustainably farmed, single-estate vineyard on Mount Veeder • Vineyard is above the fogline, with elevations up to 1,800 feet—ideal for ripening and tannin development • Rocky soils provide adequate drainage and contribute mineral richness to your wine’s complexity • Native-yeast fermented; bottled unfined and unfiltered for the finest expression of mountain terroir
80 MOUNT VEEDER WINERY
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
NIKI WILLIAMS, Senior Winemaker
• Sourced from Mount Veeder Winery’s high-altitude estate vineyard • 75% Cabernet Sauvignon from three blocks in the Rosenquist Ranch • 25% Malbec from the North Ranch • Specially selected barrels of Malbec form a drop-dead gorgeous frame for the Cabernet Sauvignon
44 81 NEWTON VINEYARD
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain District Estimated release: Oct. 2022 120 Bottles Available in 750ml
ALBERTO BIANCHI, Winemaker
• Your wine was made from fruit from the highest block of the Spring Mountain estate at 1,600 feet in elevation • A quintessential mountain wine, expressing a rare and fresh character of the Napa Valley hillsides • Fruit was handpicked at night and sorted multiple times to ensure only the best berries were selected • Winemaking was gentle, respecting the land and its character; aging for 18 months in new French oak
82 NICKEL & NICKEL
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estimated release: Apr. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
JOE HARDEN, Winemaker
• Your wine is sourced from the John C. Sullenger Vineyard in the Oakville nested appellation • It is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon • Aging 20 months • Your wine is aging in 50% new French oak
45 83 ONEHOPE
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Atlas Peak Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
MARI COYLE, Winemaker
• Single vineyard at the top of the Atlas Peak nested appellation • Organic farming techniques • Special barrel selection • Intense and ageworthy
84 O'SHAUGHNESSY ESTATE WINERY
2019 Malbec Howell Mountain Estimated release: Oct. 2023 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
SEAN CAPIAUX, Winemaker, President, & Chief Operating Officer
• A first for us, a 100% Malbec from a single block on our Howell Mountain estate • Grapes for this wine were selected from the solo block of Malbec in our Amphitheater Vineyard • Soils in this particular block are a hard, volcanic ledge, and have proven to be a favorite although very challenging to farm • Aging in new French oak barrels for 28 months for additional depth and complexity
46 85 OVID. NAPA VALLEY
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley MMXIX Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
AUSTIN PETERSON, Winemaker
• Sourced from our estate vineyard, perched on the western reaches of Pritchard Hill at 1,400 feet • Crafted by innovative winemaker Austin Peterson from this vineyard’s rocky, red, volcanic soils • MMXIX embraces the classic tension between its components of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc • Like all Ovid wines, MMXIX is native-yeast fermented and will be bottled unfined and unfiltered
86 PAHLMEYER
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estimated release: July 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
JENNIFER WILLIAMS & KATIE VOGT, Winemakers
• Grown on a scenic hillside vineyard high in the Vaca Mountains overlooking Rutherford • This is the first time Pahlmeyer is offering a single-vineyard wine from this exceptional site • Upper Range Vineyard has long been a major component of our Proprietary Red Blend • Crafted by Pahlmeyer winemaker Katie Vogt, in collaboration with winemaking consultant Jennifer Williams
47 87 PALAZZO WINE
2019 Cabernet Franc Los Carneros Midnight Angel Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
SCOTT PALAZZO, Owner & Winemaker
• This 100% Cabernet Franc was aging in 30% new French oak for 11 months, unfined and unfiltered with stunning acidity • Your wine shows a beautiful floral bouquet of lavender, crushed violets and cassis, with lush red and black cherry fruit • Single-vineyard, cool-climate Cabernet Franc from the renowned Los Carneros nested appellation • Hand-sorted cluster by cluster, this barrel was selected by proprietor and winemaker Scott Palazzo
88 PALMAZ VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
TINA MITCHELL & MIA KLEIN, Winemakers
• Family-owned, estate grown mountain fruit • Your wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, aging in 100% new French oak • 100% gravity fed and finished in our 18-story underground winery • Cave-aging to perfection and crafted by Tina Mitchell and Mia Klein
48 89 PARADUXX
2019 Red Wine Napa Valley Stylishly Napa Valley Estimated release: Apr. 2022 120 Bottles Available in 750ml
CARDIFF SCOTT-ROBINSON, Winemaker
• Your wine is a special classic red blend crafted around Cabernet Sauvignon • Fruit was sourced from our diverse estate vineyards located throughout Napa Valley • The resulting wine strikes an artful and innovative balance between power and complexity • This one-of-a-kind wine is a blend from our best lots from the 2019 harvest
90 PATEL - NAPA VALLEY
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
JULIEN FAYARD, Winemaker
• Hand-selected barrel of 2019 Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon by winemaker Julien Fayard • Sourced from Bennett Vineyard in Coombsville, a true expression of this wine’s distinctive terroir • 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, from a single 100% new French oak barrel • A powerful wine, with intense color, opulent character and impeccable balance
49 91 PEJU
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford The Main Event Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
SARA FOWLER, Winemaker
• Your wine is sourced from our best blocks in the Rutherford nested appellation • Aging 26 months in 40% new French oak • 100% Cabernet Sauvignon • This wine is crafted with organically grown fruit
92 PINE RIDGE VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 5x5 Estimated release: Apr. 2022 240 Bottles
Available in 750ml or 1.5L JOSH WIDAMAN, Estate Winemaker
• This wine features five classic red varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec • It’s sourced from five Napa Valley nested appellations: Howell Mountain, Los Carneros, Oakville, Rutherford and Stags Leap District • A single barrel of exemplary lineage aging to perfection in Cellar 47, our intimate cellar lounge • Estate grown and bottled by Pine Ridge Vineyards
50 93 PLUMPJACK WINERY
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Estimated release: Apr. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
AARON MILLER, Winemaker
• Your wine showcases two unique vineyards in Oakville—our estate on the east side and UC Davis on the west • Petit Verdot and Malbec were blended into the Cabernet Sauvignon for weight, structure and color • 33% concrete and 4% French oak tanks were used during the fermentation process • The winemaker’s favorite barrel selection, Sylvain Signature M+ Toast, was used for aging
94 POPE VALLEY WINERY
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley PNV Super Blend Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
JEAN HOEFLIGER, Winemaker
• This wine represents the pinnacle in the art of blending: 92% Cabernet Sauvignon with a touch of 8% Merlot • Selected from standout blocks on the Eakle Ranch Vineyard (70%), and the winery’s estate vineyard (30%) • Aging for 22 months in 30% new, 20% once-used, and 50% neutral French oak barrels • Your wine comes from our historic family-owned winery, first established in 1897
51 95 PRIDE MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Summit Select Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles
SALLY JOHNSON, Winemaker Available in 750ml
• Your wine was sourced from our oldest vineyard block, Rock Arch Triangle, situated at 2,100 feet in ele- vation at the summit of our Spring Mountain estate • Each year, this block produces the flagship wine from our estate and is a key component of our Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon • With aromas of blue and black fruit, black tea, sandalwood and cassis, this wine explodes with the min- utes-long finish that is synonymous with Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon • Premiere Napa Valley is the only venue where this gorgeous wine will be available in its pure, unblended form
96 QUILT
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estimated release: Oct. 2021 240 Bottles Available in 750ml
JOSEPH WAGNER, Owner
• This wine features 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from Napa Valley’s diverse regions, climates and soil types—all in one blend • Your wine weaves together firm tannins from the mountain region with supple fruit from the valley floor • Good weather and extended hang time produced rich color, structural balance and depth of flavor • Your Premiere Napa Valley wine is differentiated by its richness, due to spectacularly mature fruit
52 97 QUINTESSA
2019 Carménère Rutherford Lost Variety Red Wine Blend Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
REBEKAH WINEBURG, Winemaker
• Your wine is sourced entirely from the Quintessa Estate in Rutherford, which has been organically farmed since 1989 • It is comprised of Carménère, known as the lost classic red variety, blended with other classic red varieties • Original rootstocks of Carménère planted at Quintessa were sourced from the oldest vineyards in Chile • Aging for 18 months in 60% new French oak prior to bottling
98 QUIXOTE WINERY
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District Estimated release: Apr. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
ROBERT SMITH, Winemaker PHILIPPE MELKA, Consulting Winemaker
• 100% estate-produced Cabernet Sauvignon from the hillside sections of the Quixote Vineyard • Concrete fermented with a total maceration time of 36 days on the skins • Aging in 100% new French oak for 20 months • Fermented with indigenous yeast
53 99 RAYMOND VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Five Generations Estimated release: Oct. 2022 120 Bottles Available in 750ml
JEAN-CHARLES BOISSET, Proprietor & President STEPHANIE PUTNAM, Winemaker PHILIPPE MELKA, Consulting Winemaker
• A nod to five generations of winemaking and the unique Napa Valley terroir through elegance and finesse • Crafted by winemaker Stephanie Putnam, consultant Philippe Melka and proprietor Jean-Charles Boisset • A stunning expression and the epitome of a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon—big, bold and balanced • Extended aging in tight-grained, new French oak, yielding dark fruit flavors and a harmonious finish
100 REYNOLDS FAMILY WINERY
2019 Cabernet Franc Atlas Peak Time Machine Estimated release: Jan. 2022 120 Bottles
Available in 750ml STEVE REYNOLDS, Owner & Winemaker
• Your wine is a low-yield Cabernet Franc, grown at the top of Atlas Peak from the acclaimed Vangone Vineyard; handpicked at the height of ripeness to find the fruit core of the berry • Whole berry, optically sorted and gravity fed into small, 225L open-top barrels for fermentation; each barrel hand-stirred • This wine is the runaway horse in the race; we taste each of our new French oak barrels to select only the best in each variety • Our philosophy on the perfect wine is balance, with overwhelming flavor, aromas and texture—all layered into a sip you wish would never end 54 101 ROBERT MONDAVI WINERY
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Estimated release: Oct. 2022 240 Bottles Available in 750ml
GENEVIEVE JANSSENS, Director of Winemaking
• Sourced from the renowned Monastery Block within our To Kalon Vineyard • Cabernet Sauvignon forms the backbone of the blend, but all five classic red varieties have a voice here • Your wine has beautiful concentration and generosity, roundness and richness reflective of the vintage • Aging for 24 months in new French oak
102 ROMBAUER VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Le Meilleur du Chai Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles
Available in 750ml RICHIE ALLEN, Winemaker
• Le Meilleur du Chai (French for “best of the cellar,”) is the finest Cabernet Sauvignon we produce • Chosen from our best barrel lots of the 2019 vintage, your wine is 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Petit Verdot • Sourced from our esteemed Atlas Peak and Bennett Lane estate vineyards in the Atlas Peak and Calistoga nested appellations • Handpicked optically sorted fruit, barrel fermentation, basket pressing and aging 16 months in French oak
55 103 ROUND POND ESTATE
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford SVS Gravel Series Blend Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
JOHN WILSON, Winemaker THOMAS RIVERS BROWN, Consulting Winemaker
• Only the best of our elite tier of Cabernet Sauvignon wines from the Gravel Series were blended to create this wine • Prized fruit was sourced from gravel streaks within our Rutherford and Oakville family estate vineyards • This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is aging 20 months in new French oak barrels • Produced by winemakers Thomas Rivers Brown and John Wilson in a powerful, terroir-driven style
104 RUBIA WINE CELLARS
2020 Chardonnay Los Carneros Truchard Vineyard Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
JULIEN FAYARD, Winemaker
• Set your sights on this selection from the Truchard Vineyard in the heart of the Los Carneros nested appellation • A new-world Chardonnay crafted in an old-world style by esteemed winemaker Julien Fayard • Fermented and aged in stainless steel to express the true flavors of California Chardonnay • Notes of vivid green apple and lemon, a clear and crisp palate, and a creamy feel and long finish make for an instant classic
56 105 RUTHERFORD HILL WINERY
2019 Merlot Napa Valley An Ode to AJT Part I Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles
MARISA TAYLOR, Winemaker Available in 750ml
• Your wine was sourced from vineyards in Oakville, Pope Valley, Stags Leap District and Rutherford • Comprised of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon • Aging in French oak barrels for 20 months • This creation reflects the style of the first wine that winemaker Marisa Taylor blended with Mr. Terlato
106 S.R. TONELLA CELLARS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
STEVE TONELLA, Proprietor JEAN HOEFLIGER, Consulting Winemaker
• 100% sourced from the Rutherford Bench and estate grown • Your wine is 100% cultivated by hand • Two rare French clones of Cabernet Sauvignon are the source of this wine • This wine was handcrafted by fourth-generation vintner Steve Tonella
57 107 SAINTSBURY
2019 Chardonnay Los Carneros Toyon Farm Estimated release: Oct. 2021 240 Bottles Available in 750ml
TIM COLLA, Winemaker
• Our first Chardonnay from long-time Pinot Noir grower partner Toyon Farm, a 15-plus-year relationship • A powerful, opulent Chardonnay made with the Saintsbury house style of grace and balance • The 21-acre Chardonnay site lies just around the corner from our winery in the Los Carneros nested appellation • A Chardonnay unlike any other in our portfolio, and made in an extremely small quantity for 2021
108 SCHRAMSBERG VINEYARDS
1999 LD Sparkling Wine Los Carneros 1999 Brut Napa Carneros Late Disgorged Estimated release: Oct. 2021
60 Bottles SEAN THOMPSON, Senior Winemaker Available in 750ml HUGH DAVIES, Winemaker
• One-of-a kind late-disgorged bottling that’s rested sur lie for 21 years in our historic caves • This release showcases the Tognetti, Hyde and Laird vineyards in the Los Carneros nested appellation • Chardonnay gives crispness and length, while Pinot Noir lends weight and body to your wine • 1999 was an exceptionally cool and late vintage, making it ideal for long-term aging
58 109 SEQUOIA GROVE WINERY
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Atlas Peak Letter B Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles
MOLLY HILL, Winemaker Available in 750ml
• This prized wine from the Stagecoach Vineyard is known as Letter B • Letter B is blended to be beautifully balanced • Letter B is from the best block, aged in the best barrel • The blend will be bequeathed to one beneficent bidder. Who will it be?
110 SHAFER VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District Sunspot Vineyard Estimated release: Oct. 2023 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
ELIAS FERNANDEZ, Winemaker
• This wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from a single vineyard block • Year after year, the Sunspot Block is the heart of our Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon • Our rugged, arid Hillside Estate vineyards produce small clusters of dark, richly flavored fruit • Aging for 32 months in 100% new 60-gallon French oak barrels (Allier and Tronçais)
59 111 SILVER GHOST
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Highway 29 Revisited Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
WESTON EIDSON, Winemaker
• A powerful blend based on some of our favorite Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon • Unfined, unfiltered and aged in 80% new Taransaud French oak barrels • Your wine is hand-harvested, hand-sorted and crafted with minimal intervention • A velvety palate with lush fruit and refined tannins allow the wine to be approachable yet ageworthy
112 SILVER OAK
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley A Wine by Any Other Name Estimated release: Jan. 2023 240 Bottles Available in 750ml
LAURA OSKWAREK, Winemaker - Napa Valley NATE WEIS, Vice President of Winemaking
• The fruit for your wine was sourced from two Napa Valley vineyards, collectively representing more than 50 years of Silver Oak history • This wine was sustainably farmed and produced • Aging for 24 months in American oak barrels from our cooperage, The Oak, in Higbee, Missouri • This wine is a blend of 86.3% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6.1% Petit Verdot, 5.1% Merlot and 2.5% Cabernet Franc
60 113 SPOTO FAMILY WINES
2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Family Reserve Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
STUART SPOTO, Owner & Winemaker
• Our Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is the finest wine we produce; only one barrel is made every few years • The fruit is from the Oakville Station, which is part of a most historic vineyard in the Oakville nested appellation • Artisan made with hand punch-downs, gravity-feed movement and constant attention to detail • Aging in custom-made French oak, your wine is a stellar example of a handcrafted, small-lot wine
114 SPOTTSWOODE ESTATE VINEYARD & WINERY
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena Spottswoode Clone Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles
Available in 750ml ARON WEINKAUF, Winemaker & Vineyard Manager
• 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Spottswoode Estate Vineyard, first established in 1882 • A SPOTTlight on our Spottswoode Clone—this wine is 100% FPS 51 • Planted by the Novaks in 1974, the Spottswoode Clone is recognized as a clone of exceptional quality • Organically farmed since 1985 and biodynamically farmed since 2008
61 115 ST. SUPÉRY ESTATE VINEYARDS & WINERY
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Andrew Jackson Dollarhide Estimated release: Oct. 2022 120 Bottles
MICHAEL SCHOLZ, Vice President of Winemaking & Vineyard Available in 750ml or 1.5L MICHEL ROLLAND, Consultant & Collaborator
• A collaboration between winemakers Michael Scholz and Michel Rolland • Rich, deep and structured wine embodies the unique terroir of the Dollarhide Estate Vineyard • Handpicked at elevations as high as 1,100 feet above sea level from 30-year-old vines • This full-bodied wine is aging in French oak for 20 to 21 months
116 STAG'S LEAP WINE CELLARS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District S.L.V. BLOCK 3B Estimated release: Oct. 2022 120 Bottles
Available in 750ml MARCUS NOTARO, Winemaker
• 100% Cabernet Sauvignon exclusively from S.L.V. Block 3B, a block that often makes CASK 23 • Winemaker Marcus Notaro thinks S.L.V. Block 3B may be the best block in the S.L.V. Vineyard • This block of Cabernet Sauvignon is varietally correct yet pronounced in its concentration and intensity • Your wine offers dark, dense fruit and graphite notes with a rich, robust structure
62 117 STARMONT VINEYARDS
2019 Pinot Noir Los Carneros Stanly Ranch Estate & Brown Ranch Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles
JEFF CRAWFORD, Winemaker Available in 750ml
• Your wine is a unique, single-barrel blend of our sustainably farmed Stanly Ranch Estate and Brown Ranch vineyards • Combination of Dijon Clone 667 from Stanly Ranch Estate (67%) and Pommard Clone from Brown Ranch (33%) • Aging 18 months in lightly used French oak • Very traditional approach to winemaking, highlighting the fruit for a pure expression of each site
118 TAMBER BEY
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Estimated release: Apr. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
DEREK FLEGAL, Winemaker
• Your wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Oakville nested appellation • The 100% estate grown fruit, from Clones 4 and 337, was hand-harvested in multiple passes • Aging 19 months in 100% new French oak • A true, best-of-barrel selection by winemaker Derek Flegal
63 119 TAPLIN CELLARS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena E. Lewelling Taplin Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
JULIEN FAYARD, Winemaker
• What did we do when we discovered a different terroir within our 155-year-old estate? • We adapted our farming practices to the site • We selected the rows that gave us impeccable fruit • Then we decided to age the wine for 24 months in 100% new French oak barrels
120 TATE
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Nolan's Cuvée Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
DAVID TATE, Winemaker & Proprietor
• For the first time, we are producing a 50/50 blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon • Called Nolan’s Cuvée as these two blocks were harvested the month our son Nolan was born • Barrel aging 22 months in new French oak • Hand-harvested from small family vineyards in the St. Helena and Calistoga nested appellations
64 121 TAUB FAMILY VINEYARDS
2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Beckstoffer Vineyard Georges III Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles
TOM HINDE, Winemaker Available in 750ml
• A vineyard-designate wine from under four acres within the 300-acre Beckstoffer Vineyard Georges III • This historic vineyard was first purchased by Beaulieu founder Georges de Latour in 1928 • Your wine is offered by proprietor Marc D. Taub, winemaker Tom Hinde and viticulturist Larry Bradley • An exquisite, complex and structured Cabernet Sauvignon, aging 26 months in 100% new French oak
122 TERLATO VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley An Ode to AJT Part III Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
BRYAN PARKER, Winemaker & General Manager
• This wine is 100% estate grown Cabernet Sauvignon • Barrel fermented, your wine is aging in the same large-format barrels for 20 months • A blend of two classic red varieties, exhibiting strength and finesse • Your wine’s style showcases the best fruit from Terlato’s estate vineyards
65 123 TERRA VALENTINE
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain District Night Sky Estimated release: Apr. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
SAM BAXTER, President & Winemaker
• This blend is predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon with a small amount of Petite Sirah • Fruit was grown in the highest elevations of the Spring Mountain District nested appellation • Made by second-generation winemaker and proprietor Sam Baxter • Aging in 100% French oak, your wine shows off mountain intensity with an elegant flair
124 TEXTBOOK
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Rhetoric Estimated release: July 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
JONATHAN PEY, Owner & Winemaker
• Rhetoric is a delicious, persuasive and handcrafted Cabernet Sauvignon • Truly handmade, this wine is hand-pruned, handpicked, hand-sorted and egg-white fined • Oakville is a rock star Napa Valley nested appellation, renowned for classic Cabernet Sauvignon • Superbly dense, suave and balanced, you won’t question our Rhetoric
66 125 THE DEBATE
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Elevate The Debate Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
JEAN HOEFLIGER, Consulting Winemaker & Owner
• A blend of hillside Cabernet Sauvignon, combining a proportioned mélange of three unique vineyards • Each vineyard provided one-third of the fruit: Denali in St. Helena, Artalade on Pritchard Hill and Newton from the Spring Mountain District • Newton brings density, Denali brings mouthfeel and Artalade brings structure to the blend • Taste the single-vineyard and the Premiere Napa Valley blend—which do you prefer? You be the judge at The Debate
126 THE HESS COLLECTION WINERY
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder Ridge 4 Cabernet Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles
Available in 750ml or 1.5L DAVE GUFFY, Winemaker
• This wine represents the very best Cabernet Sauvignon we produce from Ridge 4 in our Veeder Hills Vineyard • Our winemakers have grown to know Napa’s coolest mountain terrain intimately over 35 years • Our Mount Veeder vineyards are sustainably farmed, directed by Donald Hess’ guiding philosophy • Your wine presents a beautiful expression of our Mount Veeder fruit with exceptional refinement
67 127 THE VICE
2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Batch #70 "The Golden Eagle" Estimated release: Oct. 2021 240 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
MALEK AMRANI, Founder - CEO
• Your wine is 100% single-vineyard Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon, unfiltered and unfined • Single-barrel fermented and aging for 28 months in 100% Sylvain Grande Reserve heavy toast new French oak • Only the best grapes, hand-selected by Malek Amrani with minimal intervention from vine to bottle • Powerful, muscular and plush, your wine is energetic and intense in its youth, with a lifetime ahead in the cellar
127 FOUNDRY
2019 Cabernet Franc Napa Valley Stagecoach Vineyard Estimated release: Oct. 2021 120 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
PATRICK SABOE, Director of Winemaking
• An expressive interpretation of outstanding Cabernet Franc fruit from Stagecoach Vineyard in Napa Valley • Fruit was grown in Block E1, encompassing a stretch of low-yielding vines that deliver unparalleled elegance • A long maceration followed by 20 months aging in Taransaud French oak; 50% new oak, medium-plus toast • Your wine is blended with a small percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, also f rom Stagecoach Vineyard 68 129 TIERRA ROJA VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Years for Peace Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles
LINDA NEAL, Vintner Available in 750ml or 1.5L
• Many hands joined to create this wine in Linda Neal’s absence, as she served in the US Peace Corps in Morocco • The elegance and richness we expect from the red soils of Tierra Roja are infused in each sip of this wine • Because Tierra Roja produces only 250 cases each year, your wine is the rarest of the rare • Together let us bring the rich history of Oakville to your customers with this lovely wine
130 TITUS VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
STEPHEN CRUZAN, Winemaker
• Your wine celebrates more than 50 years of farming on our family’s estate • A beautifully concentrated Cabernet Sauvignon from our estate vineyard in the St. Helena nested appellation • It is a fusion of meticulous farming in rocky volcanic soils and state-of-the-art winemaking • Aging in 100% new French oak, mastering the integration of concentrated fruit
69 131 TO KALON VINEYARD COMPANY
2019 Red Wine Oakville A Unique Offering Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles
ANDY ERICKSON, Winemaker Available in 750ml
• Your wine is a finely tuned, rich and vibrant expression of the famed To Kalon Vineyard • Crafted by winemaker Andy Erickson with the goal of putting the 2019 vintage into sharp focus • A blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot • Aging for 20 months in 100% new French oak barrels, bottled unfiltered and unfined
132 TREFETHEN FAMILY VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley Sleeper Block Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles
Available in 750ml BRYAN KAYS, Winemaker
• 100% single-clone, single-block Cabernet Sauvignon • 100% estate grown from our Hillspring Vineyard, the home of HaLo • Hillside fruit, grown on rocky volcanic soils, resulting in small berries and big flavors • Our favorite barrel from 2019, from a piece of our vineyard that rises to the top year after year
70 133 TROIS NOIX
2020 Chardonnay Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
TREVOR SMITH, Consulting Winemaker
• Fruit for your wine was sourced from the H4 block of Muir-Hanna Vineyard, originally planted in 1987-1988 to Clone 17 • Whole-cluster pressed, settled overnight, and racked to eight barrels, one puncheon with no new barrel • Your wine was crafted with partial indigenous fermentation, with malolactic fermentation blocked • Medium-bodied and broad, yet the wine tightens on the mid-palate to a focused and lengthy finish
134 TRUCHARD VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Los Carneros Cave Block Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles
Available in 750ml or 1.5L SAL DE IANNI, Winemaker
• This wine is 100% hillside Cabernet Sauvignon • Made from Clone 169 Cabernet Sauvignon, known for its small berries and intense fruit • Aging in 75% new French oak for 22 months in our cellars • Crafted by Sal De Ianni, Truchard’s winemaker for the past 23 vintages
71 135 TURNBULL WINE CELLARS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
PETER HEITZ, Winemaker
• This is an exclusive, single-parcel Block 51 wine available only at Premiere Napa Valley • The vineyard features red volcanic rocky soils found at the top of the Oakville Bench • The site produces spectacular and complex fruit that lends fine texture and structured tannins • 100% Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 337, aging in 100% French oak 500L puncheons
136 VAROZZA VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon St.Helena Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
DIANNA & JACK VAROZZA, Owners
• This historic winery, built in 1885, still has all the original gravity-feed winery equipment • These remarkable vineyards, originally planted in the 1850s, have been producing wine grapes since the first harvest in 1860 • Owned by the Varozza family for five generations; Harold, Jack and Jason Varozza were all born here • Joseph Varozza purchased this vineyard after selling his Spring Mountain District vineyard to the Langtry family
72 137 VGS CHATEAU POTELLE
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder Saffron Vineyard Block 7 Estimated release: Apr. 2022 60 Bottles
JEAN-NOEL FOURMEAUX, Proprietor & Winemaker Available in 750ml
• 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Saffron Vineyard Block 7 on Mount Veeder • Aging 24 months in 100% new French oak: Hermitage, Seguin Moreau and Taransaud barrels • Fruit was grown at 2,200 feet in elevation, yet dry-farmed • Extremely small, mountain-grown micro berries create a muscular and tonic wine of great depth
138 VIADER VINEYARDS & WINERY
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Block B7 Estimated release: July 2022 120 Bottles
Available in 750ml or 1.5L DELIA VIADER, Owner, CEO, CFO & Founding Winemaker ALAN VIADER, Winemaker & Director of Operations
• Block B7 produces some of the highest quality fruit and makes its way into our top-tier blends each year • Skin contact was extended over 14 months and the wine is aging in a 500-liter French oak barrel • Grown in rocky, red volcanic soils, the fruit delivered an elevated concentration paired with finesse • Mother and son winemaking team has a combined expertise of 50 years
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2019 Cabernet Franc St. Helena 29 Estate Cabernet Franc Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
KEITH EMERSON, Vice President, Winemaking & Viticulture
• Your wine combines the best of the 29 Estate and Aida Estate vineyards • 75% Cabernet Franc from 29 Estate Vineyard • 15% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon from Aida Estate Vineyard • Your wine was optically sorted and gravity-fed to French oak fermentation tanks, then gently basket-pressed
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2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Bands of Aces Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
KEITH EMERSON, Winemaker
• We are thrilled to participate in our first Premiere Napa Valley! • Your wine is a unique blend of our favorite barrels from the 2019 vintage • The fruit was sourced from the Calistoga, Oakville and Rutherford nested appellations • One-of-a-kind blend is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, aging in 100% new French oak
74 141 VINROC
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Atlas Peak Red Lava Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
MICHAEL PARMENTER, Proprietor & Winemaker
• Your wine is a single-barrel bottling of our estate grown Atlas Peak Cabernet Sauvignon • We harvest our estate vineyard one ton at a time, then ferment and age each lot individually • After two years of aging, we select the best barrels to be blended as our VinRoc Estate Cabernet Sauvignon • From the barrel we feel is the best of the best, the crème de la crème, we bottle five cases for Premiere Napa Valley
142 VOLKER EISELE FAMILY ESTATE
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Chiles Valley District Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
MOLLY LIPPITT, Winemaker
• Your wine is sourced from 100% estate grown, 35-year-old vines • Our vines grow at elevations of 900 to 1,100 feet in the Chiles Valley District nested appellation • Aging in 100% French oak • 100% family-owned and operated vineyard and winery that has been organically farmed since 1974
75 143 WHITEHALL LANE
2019 Merlot Napa Valley Right Bank Estimated release: Jan. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml or 1.5L
JASON MOULTON, Winemaker
• A Right Bank-inspired Merlot blend from the Leonardini family and winemaker Jason Moulton • Plush Merlot with blending components of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot • Merlot has been a focus wine at Whitehall Lane Winery for more than 40 years • Right Bank meets the best of Napa Valley; the grapes are from four of Napa Valley’s nested appellations
144 WILLIAM COLE VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Smoking Gun Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles
Available in 750ml COLE BALLENTINE, Winemaker
• Your wine was crafted by fifth-generation Napa Valley winemaker Cole Ballentine • Ageability of this classic red-style wine surpasses 15 years • Perfectly balanced combination of valley floor and mountain fruit • William Cole Vineyards is family owned and operated
76 145 ZD WINES
Non Vintage Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Petit Abacus Estimated release: Oct. 2021 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
CHRIS PISANI, Senior Winemaker BRANDON DELEUZE, Winemaker & Partner
• ZD Wines, owned by the deLeuze family, celebrates more than 50 years of producing world-class wines • Multi-vintage blend expressing the depth of a well-aged wine infused with a younger, vibrant wine • 28 vintages of Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (1992-2019), with an addition of 2019 Petit Verdot • Unique, complex and innovative Premiere Napa Valley lot highlighting our pinnacle wine, Abacus
146 STRINGER CELLARS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Three Brothers Estimated release: Jul. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
CASEY STRINGER, Winemaker
• 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Rocky Ridge on Howell Mountain, Ghost Block in Yountville and Stagecoach Vineyard • Barrel fermented in new 60-gallon French oak barrels to maximize extraction while softening tannin • Three vineyards were blended in equal parts to best show their distinct signature terroir • Aging for 19 months in 66% new French oak, the wine is deep, structured and will reward patience
77 147 FANTESCA ESTATE & WINERY
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain District All Great Things "Wine Unify" Estimated release: July 2022 60 Bottles
HEIDI BARRETT, Winemaker Available in 750ml
• A rare, single barrel crafted by Heidi Barrett and sourced from venerated vineyards high above the valley floor • A classic red blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot • An elegant wine that will age for 20-plus years • Crafted in honor of Wine Unify to promote and champion diversity in the wine industry
148 HESTAN VINEYARDS
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estate Collection Estimated release: Oct. 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
THOMAS RIVERS BROWN, Winemaker
• Thomas Rivers Brown crafts this special lot that exudes complexity and translates to a beautiful, aromatic wine • 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, 100% estate grown and aging in 100% new French oak barrels • Your wine is unfiltered • This rich, full-bodied wine is approachable upon release and displays notable age-worthiness
78 149 MIRA WINERY
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estimated release: July 2022 60 Bottles Available in 750ml
GUSTAVO GONZALEZ, Winemaker
• This wine is a pure blend of Cabernet Sauvignon from the Stags Leap District, Oakville and Yountville nested appellations • A harmonious triad of age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon from three distinct, exceptional vineyards • Handcrafted by winemaker Gustavo A. Gonzalez • Aging in 100% French oak for 30 month
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