PREMIERE NAPA VALLEY 2021 VALLEY PREMIERE NAPA June 5 June powered by 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 2 ALPHA OMEGA 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Estimated release: Jan. 2022 DTT 60 Bottles Available in 750ml HENRIK POULSEN, 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 5 3 ALTA NAPA VALLEY 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 4 AMICI CELLARS 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 6 5 ANCIEN 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 6 ANTINORI-ANTICA ESTATE 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 7 7 ARTESA VINEYARDS & WINERY 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 8 ASHES & DIAMONDS 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 8 9 AXR NAPA VALLEY 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 10 BALDACCI FAMILY VINEYARDS 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 9 11 BARNETT VINEYARDS 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 12 BELL WINE CELLARS 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 10 13 BELLA UNION 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 14 BELLE GLOS 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 11 15 BLACKBIRD VINEYARDS 2019 Merlot Napa Valley Premiere Napa Valley Cuvée Estimated release: Oct.