Saturday, February 22, 2014

Premiere Napa Valley: Quick Peek - How Organic Vintners Fared

I'll be posting more coverage of Premiere Napa Valley here soon. In the meantime here's how Napa's organically grown wines fared at the 2014 luxury auction.

They're listed in order of price within each varietal.

CABERNET FRANC

1. Caspar Estate, 2012 Cabernet Franc, Rutherford, 60 bottles, $12,000
Julien Fayard, winemaker
Uniquely: the only Cab Franc from Caspar

2. Long Meadow Ranch, 2012 Cabernet Franc, 60 bottles, $10,000
Ashley Helsey, winemaker
Uniquely: the only Cab Franc from Long Meadow Ranch

3. Oakville Ranch Vineyard, 2012 Cabernet Franc, 60 bottles, $10,000
Ann Vawter, winemaker
Uniquely: best blocks

4. Lateral, 2012 Cabernet Franc, 60 bottles, $6,000
Chris Condos, winemaker
Uniquely: the only Cabernet Franc Lateral makes

CABERNET SAUVIGNON

$50-60,000

1. Ovid Napa Valley, 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, 60 bottles, $60,000
Austin Peterson, winemaker
Uniquely: barrel fermented

2. Spottswoode Estate, 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, 60 bottles, $55,000
Aron Weinkauf, winemaker
Uniquely: barrel selection

$20-50,000

1. Gallica, 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, 60 bottles, $28,000
Rosemary Cakebread, winemaker
Uniquely: Gallica's only single vineyard designate (sourced from Oakville Ranch Vineyard)

2. Chappellet Vineyard, 2012 Red Wine, 120 bottles, $26,000 ($216/bottle)
Phillip Corallo-Titus, winemaker
Uniquely: barrel selection

$10-20,000

1. Ehlers Estate, 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Helena, 60 bottles, $16,000
Kevin Morrisey, winemaker
Uniquely: best block

2. Inglenook, 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford, 60 bottles, $16,000
Philippe Bascaules, winemaker
Uniquely: barrel selection

3. Pavi Wines, 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon ($16,000)
Rob Lawson, winemaker
Uniquely: Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (92%) and Montepulciano (8%)

4. Rocca Family Vineyards, 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Row 57 Old Vines, 60 bottles, $16,000
Paul Colantuoni, winemaker
Uniquely: a best block bottling from vines planted in 1989

5. Volker Eisele Family Estate, 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, 60 bottles, $12,000
Jordan McKay, winemaker 
Uniquely: best block

CHARDONNAY

1. Grgich Hills Estate, 2012 Miljenko's Old Vine, Carneros, 120 bottles ($12,000)
Miljenko Grgich, winemaker
Uniquely: Old Wente clones

*Neal Family Vineyards, 2013 Chardonnay, Rutherford, 120 bottles (price pending)
Winemaker: Gove Celio 
Uniquely: Neal Family's only Chardonnay

PINOT NOIR

1. Madonna Estate, 2013 Pinot Noir, 120 bottles, $8,000
Andrea, Brette and Taylor Bartolucci, partners
Uniquely: best block

COMING SOON: Photos and videos from the event.

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