Arriving in 2006, winemaker Sam Kaplan continues to fashion rock star wines from this Howell Mountain estate. One of the best whites from Napa, as well as one of the most ageworthy, the 2017 Sauvignon Blanc Estate gives up serious... Read More

The 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Obsidian from the black, rocky, marble-like soils found in a few areas of California emerges from Howell Mountain. This dark ruby/purple-colored 2011 possesses blackcurrant and blackberry fruit, excellent... Read More

I tasted the 2022 Chardonnay Lucky Well Vineyard a month before it was due to be bottled—it's currently maturing for 18 months in Remond and Taransaud oak barrels. It opens with youthful matchstick aromas that give way... Read More

I loved the 2021 Marsanne, a more elegant, medium-bodied example of the variety that has bright citrus, minty herbs, and some gravelly, mineral-like nuances. It should drink well for 4-6 years.

Not yet bottled, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate has perfection written all over it. A full-bodied, broad, layered, sensational effort with perfumed red and black fruits, graphite, crushed stone, and loads of spicy notes that... Read More

Planted in 2018 to four Cabernet Sauvignon clones, The Vida Valiente Estate is composed of the Cortina soil series: extremely well drained cobbled rock and sand.

The vineyard is also laced with large chunks of black obsidian,... Read More

The Graveside Vineyard (formerly known as Cemetery Vineyard) is new this year and now exclusive to Vida Valiente. The 2022 Graveside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep garnet-purple colored, it charges... Read More

A meticulously crafted Cabernet Sauvignon blend from all of the vineyards that Vida Valiente sources from: The Estate, High Ranch, and Beckstoffer To Kalon. $100 from each bottle sale of The Movement™ directly supports the... Read More