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| Winemaker Fredrik Johansson at Harvest 2007 |
James Laube writes of the Staglin Family Vineyard Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, "A pure and seductive style, with enticing aromas of mocha, baking spices, melted chocolate, ripe plum, black cherry and black licorice that are supple, elegant, balanced, rich and layered, ending with an amazingly long and persistent finish. Drink now through 2020." Incidentally, this is the Cab whose "rapt, fascinating" finish Brandon Staglin compared to the finale to the classic Beach Boys album Pet Sounds. Congratulations and many thanks to winemaker Fredrik Johansson for knocking it out of the park with this one, his first harvest-to-table Cabernet. This amazing wine is due for release in October 2010.
Current Releases
Try our Spring 2010 release wines today! The beautiful 2008 Staglin Family Vineyard Estate Chardonnay is here. Its rich stone fruit, citrus and mineral notes will please your palate. Or, try the lush Salus Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 — a "blast" of lovely berries and spice. Still available, the 2006 Staglin Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is our best reviewed Cab ever. Also giving customers the sensation of being "blown away" is the 2006 Staglin Family Vineyard INEO, our premier Meritage blend. When you swirl and inhale the 2008 Salus Chardonnay, you may get "a bouquet laden with citrus oil, honeysuckle and Golden Delicious apples" (winemaker Fredrik Johansson's impressions) and that's just the nose. Please check out our website's online store where you can browse, learn more, and order wines.
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| Our first guests at the new visitor center |
Our long awaited visitor center is now complete, operational and ready for you to visit for a tour and tasting! Already guests have been enjoying their time here as you can see in the photo.
Learn more or book a tour and tasting
Built in 1868 by grapegrowers John and Mary Steckter, it was sold to a third party in 1985 when Andre Tchelistcheff purchased our vineyard for BV. In 2007 we were able to buy it back and after the usual permit hassles, began the restoration in April 2008. The project involved moving the house so we could completely rebuild a new expanded foundation that provides a porch surrounding the property. The steep grades and soils on the property (great for Cabernet, bad for construction) required significant retaining walls, drainage, and other infrastructure. Visit our events page for news of the grand opening celebration May 1 that will also celebrate our 25th year in the wine business!
Staglin partners with Departures Magazine and the CORE Club for a blowout lot for ANV 2010
Auction Napa Valley 2010 is June 4! To raise money for Napa Valley charities, Staglin Family Vineyard is partnering with Departures Magazine and the prestigious CORE Club in New York City to offer a lot like never before. It's called The Connoisseur Collection—One of a Kind Experiences in Napa Valley, California, New York, New York, Los Cabos, Mexico and the World. Curious? Check out www.departures.com/connoisseur for the complete description. Come to the auction and bid early and often for Napa health care, youth services and affordable housing charities.
Spring Wildflowers Return to the Vineyard
Shari took these photos on a walk by the vineyard's east end, along the creek. |
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| Garen with winning bidders at Naples Winter Wine Festival 2010 |
The Naples wine auction picked up some serious steam in 2010, raising $8.1 million for its much-deserving local children's charities. A notable part of that steam came from the top wine lot in the auction, Staglin Family Vineyard's (teamed with vintners Zelma Long and Mike Ratcliffe), purchased by the very generous Gibbons and Bradley families for a sum of $340,000. The Gibbons and the Bradleys will embark upon their prize trip to South Africa with Shari and Garen Staglin likely in 2011. "Now the fun begins!" enthuses Garen.
Connoisseur's Guide picks Staglin 2006 as Cabernet of the Year for 2009
What an honor! Here is what they had to say: "With apologies to [other] wonderful wines...our choice for the Cabernet Sauvignon we would most like to take home to mother is Staglin 2006, a wine whose depth and richness comes with a very precise and inspiring delivery of the West Rutherford Bench character. A stellar achievement from a brilliantly run winery." Many thanks to Connoisseur's Guide and to all of our customers who have tried the 2006, our highest-rated vintage ever. Learn more about the 2006 Staglin Family Vineyard Estate Cabernet
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| SALUS 375 ml bottles |
From Mandarin Oriental, New York's press release:
"Mandarin Oriental, New York has partnered with Staglin Family Vineyard to bring exclusive bottlings of their “SALUS” Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon to the east coast for the first time. These 375ml formats will be offered in the Private Bars of all Mandarin Oriental, New York rooms and suites. "SALUS" (pronounced "Sah-loos"), named after the Roman goddess of health and well-being, is crafted to represent a distinct, immensely enjoyable Californian style, with pristine fruit flavors and silky tannins. Mandarin Oriental, New York is the only hotel in the United States to have these wines available for all guests to enjoy in their rooms...
"Staglin Family Vineyard not only produces wines of quality and prestige but cares about farming sustainably and giving back to the community. It was this combination of quality and integrity that drew Mandarin Oriental, New York’s Wine Director, Annie Turso, to the wines. Imagining them to be a wonderful opportunity for guest enjoyment, she convinced the Staglins to make the “SALUS’ bottlings available and now Mandarin Oriental, New York is proud to feature these elegantly crafted wines."
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| Agustin Huneeus and Shari Staglin at Auction Napa Valley 2009 |
"The auction went really well," says Shari Staglin. Even in today's economy bidders rallied on June 6 to raise a total of $5.7 million for local Napa Valley charities. This year Staglin Family Vineyard teamed with Hyde Vineyards and Aubert de Villaine to offer a trip to Burgundy and some bottles of shared wine blends that were bought for a combined bid of $400,000 from 2 bidders, the auction's second highest total for a lot. Hats off also to Piero Antinori, whose lot raised a combined total of $1.1 million from 3 winning bidders."We're really pleased," says Garen Staglin, "to have supported Napa charities through the auction, in keeping with our Great Wines for Great Causes motto." You can read more in Associated Press, Wine Enthusiast, and Wine Spectator.
