/Rutherford/Beaulieu Vineyard
Rutherford
§ Rutherford· Napa ValleyReservation Recommended
Beaulieu Vineyard.
Georges de Latour and André Tchelistcheff—Napa's most important mentor-protégé legacy.
Cabernet SauvignonMerlotClayEst. 1900Reservation Recommended
Sustainable Farming★ 4.3
Passport · Winery No. 036RutherfordEst. 1900
·TIER III·
·TIER III·
🏰 Historic Estate⚡ Pioneer Spirit
Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Clay over Loam
Most people know Robert Mondavi changed Napa Valley, but few realize Beaulieu Vineyard laid the foundation. In 1900, Frenchman Georges de Latour founded BV in Rutherford, brilliantly surviving Prohibition by producing sacramental wine for the Catholic Church. In 1938, he made perhaps Napa's most important hire: recruit…
Soil
ClayLoam
Elevation
175ft
Aspect
Valley Floor
Founded
1900
Farming
Sustainable Farming
Winemaking
french-oak · estate-grown
What to pour.
§ WINES · SECTION 02§ Signature grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
赤霞珠
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Merlot
梅洛
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§ Flavor fingerprint
The room you'll walk into
Weighted toward dark fruit + tannin. Fingerprint is inferred from the terroir + tasting history — not a critic score.
The people behind it.
§ PEOPLE · SECTION 03§ After here, try…
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D
Dimple · whisper
Skip the welcome pour.
Ask for the signature wine first while your palate is fresh — it'll read cleaner than any welcome pour.