With a dark red hue interlaced with hints of dark purple and indigo, the wine opens up with alluring aromas of ripe berries, freshly baked blueberry tart, black licorice, dark chocolate, earth tones, cinnamon and incense. On the palate, the flavors expand with generous notes of ripe blackberry, huckleberry, fresh cassis, bittersweet chocolate nibs, roasted walnuts and layers of spice. On top of that, the wine is full-bodied with a velvety mouthfeel, firm structure, smooth tannins, and a long, gracious finish. The end result is a brilliant wine with a perfect balance of power, composure and finesse without being too sweet or cloying—all inside one bottle! 

2010 Taddei Late Harvest Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2016 clone 337 has both structure and approachability.  Like its brother little brother clone 15, the 2016 clone 337 spent three years in new French oak. Soften with barrel time and age this classic wine is packed with dark stone fruit and fruit forward berry flavors, seamlessly wrapped in a leather, tobacco, and graphite aromatic. The 2016 clone 337 has intense stone fruit and berry and dark cherry notes in the mouth. The mid Palate is defined with currant, white pepper and minerality undertones.

2016 Taddei Cabernet Sauvignon, Link Vineyard, Clone 337, Knights Valley

2018 Rutherford TADDEI Block sits on the Rutherford Bench almost directly across from Alpha Omega.  The vineyard is approximately three quarters of an acre, and we farm the fruit at approximately two tons an acre. I lightly saingee this fruit only to adjust alcohol and pH.  I love the profile of the Rutherford dirt and I do what I can to preserve it in the wine.  2018 was the first vintage I processed fruit from the block, and often it takes two or three vintages to figure out how to handle the vineyard. I really love this little block and in 2018 the wine shows lovely flavors of plum, cherry and leather on the pallet with soft tannins.  The nose has a floral characteristic to it with notes of dark stone fruits. The wines finish is very smooth with hints f leather, espresso and dark fruit.

2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, Taddei Block, Rutherford, Napa Valley

2018 Rutherford TADDEI Block sits on the Rutherford Bench almost directly across from Alpha Omega. The vineyard is approximately three quarters of an acre, and we farm the fruit at approximately two tons an acre. I lightly saingee this fruit only to adjust alcohol and pH. I love the profile of the Rutherford dirt and I do what I can to preserve it in the wine. 2018 was the first vintage I processed fruit from the block, and often it takes two or three vintages to figure out how to handle the vineyard. I really love this little block and in 2018 the wine shows lovely flavors of plum, cherry and leather on the pallet with soft tannins. The nose has a floral characteristic to it with notes of dark stone fruits. The wines finish is very smooth with hints f leather, espresso and dark fruit.

The 2019 Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon is a wine made from one of our first leases in Napa. The vineyard is on the Bench in Rutherford right along HWY 29. The Taddei Block is round beautifully drinking wine, the palate opens with red fruits, notes of blueberry, cedar and caressed with mocha notes. There is an intriguing hint of spice and white pepper that seamlessly leads into the dusty minerality finish that we personally love about Rutherford. This Cabernet is pretty, expressive of Rutherford.


The 2020 Rutherford TADDEI Block does not disappoint. Following in the footsteps of its older brothers, the vineyard continues to kick out great vintages. In a vintage that was very trying, this little gem stood out. The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon has aromatics that express raspberry, Bing cherry, leather, cigar and pencil lead. On the pallet, the wine is very consistent between vintages with copious amounts of cherry, crushed plum and leather with exceptionally soft tannins. The vineyard continues to produce fruit that possess rich flavors coupled with dusty elements and soft tannin.


2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Taddei Block, Rutherford, Napa Valley

The clone 15 is a smooth fruit forward wine. The wine is bursting with raspberry, blackberry, and plum flavors, saddled with leather and hints of cigar. The nose is perfumed with berry aromas, predominately raspberry with hints of vanilla. This too is a plush wine and has a lingering pallet of toffee and chocolate with firm tannin.

2018 Taddei Cabernet Sauvignon, Link Vineyard, Clone 15, Knights Valley

This reserve blend of 2 clones (337 and 15) Cabernet Sauvignon features a deep purple-blue hue and classic aromas of ripe red and black fruits, fresh herbs, and cigar box.  Bright and rich on the palate, the flavor profile is brimming with engaging notes of dark cherry, ripe plum, wild berries and layers of spice. This Cabernet Sauvignon is generous and full-bodied with round tannins, firm structure, and a long, persistent finish. The end result is a wine that not only tastes great now, but worthy of aging in the cellar for more than a decade. This wine constitutes power, grace, and elegance in every sip.

2018 Taddei Cabernet Sauvignon, Link Vineyard, Knights Valley

Considered one of Bordeaux premier Cabernet clones the 337 is brimming with stone fruit and fruit forward berry flavors, wrapped in leather, tobacco, and graphite on the nose.  The wine exhibits intense plum and black cherry in the mouth.  The mid-pallet is defined with dark berry, and currant with white pepper undertones.

2018 Taddei Cabernet Sauvignon, Link Vineyard, Clone 337, Knights Valley

The 2019 Summer Hill Cabernet Sauvignon from Calistoga is a rich, round, and big wine. The nose opens with violet, dark berries, and Asian spice. The color is a deep rich purple. The mid-palette is surprisingly lush and charming for such a young wine. The finish is long and seductive with incredible intensity with fades slowly, leaving a finish of dried fruits and hints of spice. With a touch of Malbec and Petite Verdot added, this wine is stunning.


2019 Summer Hill Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2019 Summer Hill Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon from Calistoga is deliberately different from the previous 2019 Summerhill release. The 2019 Reserve was Oak aged for 36 months in new french and is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. This is a multi-layered wine with aromatics of Black Cherry, Cola, Peppermint, dried tobacco leaf and black tea. Like the first release it is a rich, round, and big wine. The color is a deep rich purple. The mid-palette is round and mouth coating. On the pallette it's all about black cherry, pencil shavings, tobacco and viscosity. The finish is dramatic and soaks your tongue with black fruits, licorice and hints of pie crust and hints of spice. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and built to last, this wine is approachable now and for another decade.

2019 Summer Hill Cabernet Sauvignon RESERVE

The 2018 cabernet features intense aromatics of dark fruits and blueberries coupled with floral notes of fresh flowers, with a hint of blackberry and peppery notes in the glass. This is a full-bodied cabernet with a rich palate and savory notes of sweetness. On the pallet the win¬e is plush with flavors of black fruits including black plum, black cherry, and a touch of blueberry.  The mouthfeel is seductive, elegant, and velvety with age-worthy acidity. This wine drinks well now and will age for years to come.



2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, Project X, Alexander Valley

2020 Cabernet Sauvignon,  Haas Vineyard
The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon,  100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Haas Vineyard, in Knights Valley. The fruit from this vineyard hails from the top of a ridge within the knights Valley AVA.  The Vineyard sits in rocky, volcanic soil, blown over from Mount Saint Helena.  This wine was barrel aged two years in new French Oak.  Our 2020 Haas Cabernet was the first year we worked with this fruit, and it has quickly become one of our favorite vineyards.  As many of you know Chris has a deep and fond love for fruit from the Knights Valley AVA.  This vineyard is exceptional, producing wine that is big, rich, plush, structured and age worthy.  The nose reveals orange soda, raspberry and cherry preserve. Moving across the pallet are loads of dark fruit and cassis with hints of Blood Orange and chocolate, this wine is sexy as all get out. The 2020 Haas has such depth and balance that it is already drinking well now, in ten years we can only imagine what this wine will become.

2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, Haas Vineyard, Knights Valley

The 2020 Rutherford TADDEI Block does not disappoint.  Following in the footsteps of its older brothers, the vineyard continues to kick out great vintages. In a vintage that was very trying, this little gem stood out. The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon has aromatics that express raspberry, Bing cherry, leather, cigar and pencil lead. On the pallet, the wine is very consistent between vintages with copious amounts of cherry, crushed plum and leather with exceptionally soft tannins. The vineyard continues to produce fruit that possess rich flavors coupled with dusty elements and soft tannin.

2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, Taddei Block, Rutherford, Napa Valley

The 2021 Ionnotti Cabernet Sauvignon is both expressive and tantalizing.  Starting with aromatics of dark berries, cherry, sweet tobacco notes and crushed dried herbs. On the pallet there are layers of dried cherries, sweet tobacco, hazelnut, sage and orange zest.  An enveloping mouthfeel coupled with mid pallet tannin and lots of personality give way to a richness of flavors.  Well integrated, full bodied and food friendly.

2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Ionnatti Vineyard

The 2021 Rutherford TADDEI Block is an example of attention, consistency, and pedigree. There are times when I have a hard time telling wine apart.  The 2021 TADDEI Block, is in every way, as impressive as the 2020 vintage. The consistency of the vineyard is fantastic. The 2021 is a showing more raspberry with a hint of mocha with aromatics that express raspberry, Bing cherry, leather, cedar box and pencil shaving. The pallet, remains very consistent between vintages although the 20201 favors more Raspberry than previous vintages, plum and leather with smooth soft tannins. The TADDEI Block vineyard is a very consistent, bench vineyard and its expressions of berry fruits and  earth notes I find very appealing.

2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Taddei Block, Rutherford, Napa Valley

The 2021 Haas Cabernet Sauvignon, Knights Valley.  This Cabernet Sauvignon features a deep purple-blue hue and has a beautiful nose classic aroma of ripe black cherry, and black fruits, cranberry, fresh herbs, and cigar box. Rich and deep on the palate, the flavor profile is brimming with engaging notes of dark cherry, boysenberry, wild berries and layers of spice, tar, leather and graphite. Generous and full-bodied, and complimented with soft tannins, this wine has firm structure and a long, persistent finish. The end result is a wine that not only tastes great now, but worthy of aging in the cellar for more than a decade. Power, grace, and elegance are in every sip. 

2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Haas Vineyard, Knights Valley

2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Mustard Hill, Oakville

High above the Dry Creek Valley floor, on the eastern ridge of Dry Creek Valley lays the Ionnatti vineyard. Sitting at approximately 700 ft. the rocky, hillside conditions of the region, combine with the consistent sunshine that results from being above the fog line produces small yields and grapes with concentrated flavors. On the nose there is an explosion of Red berries, blackberries, black stone fruit and Cherry. The wine transitions seamlessly into the full bodied and elegant wine. In the glass, it possesses distinct varietal character of brambly blackberry flavors, cassis, and seasoned with pungent aromas of cooking spices in this elegant and intensely layered wine. Its fruit forward flavors couple with power and concentration which provide lushness lashed with a seductive layer of cedar and cigar. The wine is roundly fruity with textured complexity. Driven by distinct berry notes and supported by a perfectly balanced acidity and delicious notes of stone fruit and spice coupled with a long, pleasing finish.

Food pairing suggestions: hard cheeses, slow-roasted vegetables, duck raviolis, braised short ribs, rack of lamb, or bittersweet chocolate delights.

2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Ionnatti Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley

The TADDEI Block Rutherford Bench Cabernet has become a stable for my winemaking. We do not get a lot of fruit as the vineyard is approximately an acre, and we farm the fruit at approximately two tons an acre. I don’t heavy hand this wine because I love the sense of place that the vineyard provides. I can drink this wine every day without getting bored, the profile of the Rutherford dirt and purity of the wine is extraordinary. 2022 falls in line with the other vintages, with one exception, it is more concentrated and richer than the previous vintages, despite my efforts to keep it simple.  The 2022 has a power to it that is unmistakable, with rich deep flavors of dark cherry,  plum, and gobs of leather and concentrated minerality while retaining the soft tannin profile it has always embraced. The nose is less floral and more meaty in characteristic followed by dark stone fruits. The wines finish is very smooth with hints of leather, espresso and dark fruit.

2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Taddei Block, Rutherford, Napa Valley

The 2022 Haas Cabernet Sauvignon, Knights Valley.  Is a ridgetop vineyard composed of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.  We farm the vineyard at approximately 2.5 tons pe acre and the farming practices have remained consistent year after year. This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon features a deep purple-blue hue and has a beautiful nose of baked berry pie. The wine is consistent year over year with aromatics of plum, ripe black cherry, and black fruits, fresh herbs, tar and cigar box. This wine is very rich on the palate, and has those Bordeaux qualities of leather and tobacco with dark cherry, boysenberry, wild berries and graphite. Like its predecessors, the 2022 is a full-bodied, and approachable, this wine has firm structure and a very large mid palate and a persistent finish. The 2022 Haas is round, rich and big.  These mountain top vineyards create wine that will last.  The 2022 Haas is approachable now, and will cellar for a decade or more.

2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Haas Vineyard, Knights Valley

The 2023 Haas Cabernet Sauvignon, Knights Valley.  Situated on the top of the eastern side of Knights Valley, this vineyard is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.  Similar to the Jenks Pinot, this vineyard is very consistent year over year. This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon features a deep purple-blue hue and has a beautiful nose. Reflecting the classic aromas of plum, ripe black cherry, and black fruits, fresh herbs, tar and cigar box. Rich and deep on the palate, the flavor profile is brimming with engaging notes of leather, caramel, and tobacco with dark cherry, boysenberry, wild berries and graphite. The 2023 is a full-bodied, with grippy but not coying tannins, this wine has its consistent firm structure and a long, persistent finish. The 2022 Haas is a very tasty wine but I believe that this one will benefit with a little aging in the cellar.  This is a wine that will likely age for more than a decade.

2023 Cabernet Sauvignon, Haas Vineyard, Knights Valley

2022 Cabernet Sauvignon, Mustard Hill, Oakville

The 2023 Rutherford TADDEI Block is an elegant wine and beautiful example of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Like its older siblings, the Rutherford Bench Cabernet Sauvignon screams elegance and class.
On the nose the wine is floral, expressing violets, cassis, and dark stone fruits. The pallet is loaded with plum, cherries and raspberry, with finishing notes of toffee, leather, mocha and coffee notes. The 2023 Cabernet is consistent with its notes of cherry, crushed plum and leather with exceptionally soft tannins. However, it has an elegance that I notice early on suggests this wine will evolve into something very special. The vineyard continues to produce fruit that possess rich flavors coupled with dusty elements and soft tannin.
Food pairing suggestions: hard cheeses, grilled vegetables, prime rib roast, New York strip steak, Filet Mignon.

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