Proprietor's Barrel
2017 Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
This Premiere Napa Valley wine is sourced from the Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard in the Oakville nested appellation. This 100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon was taken from the single best barrel in the cave, as winemaker Jeff Ames crafts yet another world-class wine from this esteemed site – an authentic expression of terroir from one of the most celebrated vineyards in Napa Valley. Aged for 22 months in 100 percent new French oak, Taransaud and Darnajou, this wine is layered and expansive, displaying pure power and elegance.
Winemaker, Boich Family Cellar
Having been in the industry over 20 years and having been a resident in Napa since 1999, Jeff as former assistant to winemaker Thomas Brown has the distinction of working on several 100 point Napa Cab projects. Jeff has established an impressive track record working with some of the finest most iconic vineyards in Napa on wine making projects at Schrader, Tor Kenward and Boich. In addition to these projects Jeff has consistently produced outstanding wine from his own label Rudius.
Country born: United States
Education: Former assistant wine maker to Thomas Brown at Schrader
Years in the wine industry: 20-30 years
Winemaking Philosophy:
Our approach to wine making focuses on procuring the best fruit possible and once you have it get the heck out of the way. The very finest wines are a rare gift from Mother Nature and can never be replicated through labs or engineering. This is not to say that crafting a 100 point Napa Cab is effortless, quite the contrary. The wine making process is a never ending quest to understand your vineyard and how best to take your harvest from the vineyard to the bottle and get the most from your fruit. Wine making is an art subject to the whims of nature not a science. And that will never change. At the end of the day people sometimes forget that the purpose of fine wine is for it to taste great - simple as that.
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Premiere Napa Valley Wine Collection
Winery | Vintage | Variety | Appellation | Fanciful | Auction |
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Hyde Estate Napa Green Winery | 2021 | Pinot Noir | Los Carneros | Larry Hyde | 26 |
Matthiasson | 2019 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley | Phoenix Vineyard | 25 |
Etude | 2018 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Coombsville | Clone 4 Meteor Vineyard | 24 |
Gandona Estate | 2018 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 24 | |
Spoto Family Wines | 2018 | Cabernet Franc | Oakville | Oakville Station | 24 |
Volker Eisele Family Estate | 2018 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Chiles Valley District | 24 | |
Boich Family Cellar | 2017 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Proprietor's Barrel | 23 |
Ehlers Estate | 2017 | Cabernet Franc | St. Helena | 23 | |
Canard Vineyard | 2016 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Calistoga | 22 | |
von Strasser & Lava Vine Winery | 2016 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Diamond Mountain District | So Sori, Sori Bricco Vineyard | 22 |
Cairdean Estate | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Coombsville | Acquaintance Vineyard | 20 |
Chase Cellars | 2015 | Zinfandel | St. Helena | Hayne Vineyard | 20 |
Cliff Lede Vineyards Napa Green Winery | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | Cinnamon Devil | 20 |
Larkmead Vineyards | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | A5W | 20 |
Pride Mountain Vineyards | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Summit Select | 20 |
Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery Napa Green Winery | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 20 | |
THE GRADE Cellars | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Calistoga | Fourteener | 20 |
Paoletti Estates Winery | 2012 | Malbec | Calistoga | 18 | |
Oakville East Exposure | 2011 | Cabernet Franc | Oakville | Majek | 17 |
Clos Pegase | 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Antipodes | 16 |
Derenoncourt California | 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | A Tale of Two Terroirs | 16 |
Meteor Vineyard | 2009 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | Celestia (90% Cabernet /10% Petite Verdot) | 15 |
Spring Mountain Vineyard | 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Spring Mountain District | The Pearl | 15 |
Tayson Pierce Estate Wines | 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Cuvée Rothchild | 15 |
Meander | 2008 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | The Twist | 14 |
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