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2021

The 2021 Grace Estate is a wine of exceptional aromatic purity and poise. The nose opens with intense floral notes, cassis, fig, tobacco leaf and dried sage. The palate is broad and elegantly structured with layers of black cherry, cedar, dark chocolate, dried violets, and wild rose with fine grained tannins that frame an exceptionally long finish.

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2019

The 2019 Grace Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is a beautiful wine of tremendous complexity, elegance, and finesse. The nuanced aromatics open with dark notes of blackberry, black fig, forest floor, black tea, pipe tobacco, and fresh violets, evolving lifted notes of rose petals, red fruit, sage, and terra cotta with time in the glass. The seamless palate is incredibly silky, with ultrafine, smooth tannins underpinning flavors of black currant, blackberry, dark chocolate, thyme, and Darjeeling tea, sublimely driving a very long finish.

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2018

The 2018 Grace Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon exudes gorgeous dark red fruit, black cherry, black currant, accented by notes of bittersweet cocoa, black licorice, cigar box, resin, pink peppercorn, rose, and a hint of mint which offers freshness and lift. The palate is broad and plush with layers of vibrant dark red fruit and spice seamlessly underpinned by soft, fine tannins and an extremely long palate. Drinking beautifully now, this wine will age at a glacial pace for years to come.

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2017

The 2017 Grace Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is a serious wine of concentration, power, and finesse. This wine possesses an intensely dark nose with cassis, black licorice, forest floor, mission fig, pipe tobacco, peppercorn, and dried sage. This wine opens to reveal notes of black cherry, cedar, coriander, dried violets and rose petals. The silky entry leads to a core of black fruit and spice framed by ultrafine tannins and a lingering finish.

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2016

The 2016 Grace Family is a wine of incredible aromatic purity, texture, and balance. The nose is vibrant with intense floral notes, red currants, and flowering thyme opening to reveal black plum, licorice, cassis, graphite, forest floor, aromatic herbs, and violets. The palate is silky and beautiful, with soft, fine tannins that drive a very long finish. It is a tremendous wine which will age as effortlessly as the best Grace Family vintages.

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2015

The 2015 Grace Family exhibits a dark ruby color which foreshadows the dense concentrated flavors with plentiful, plush, fine tannins and an enduring finish. Notes of blackcurrant, cassis, ripe fig, tobacco, and a subtle hint of mint persist through the long finish.

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2014

The 2014 Grace Family is polished and luscious, with a lovely freshness that lifts the mid palate and aromatics. Complex notes of cherry, cassis, red fruit, mint, flint, chocolate, tobacco, leather, and sweet spices. This is a luscious example of the approachable yet complex wine that defines Grace Family.

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2013

The consistent dry, warm growing season in 2103 ensured another classic Grace Family vintage. Aromas of blue fruit, cassis, rose, spearmint allure the senses. The 2013 Grace Family is an immense wine, yet silky and beautifully balanced with a long finish. Beautiful notes of red fruit, delicate herbs and a sublime minerality linger throughout.

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2012

The 2012 vintage was a beautiful year – consistently warm weather from bud break through set and veraison, to a slightly early harvest. The 2012 Grace Family shows its hallmark notes of red currant, dried aromatic herbs, black cherry, leather, and pipe tobacco. This vintage is plush and silky, with fine tannin on the palate, good structure, and a long finish.

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2011

Grace Family’s gravelly hillside terroir and well-drained soils helped to mitigate a cool, wet season that many refer to as a grower’s vintage. The resulting wine is a reflection of the respect for mother nature and a fastidious, more delicate approach to winemaking. A velvety entry with balanced acidity and fine tannins on the finish. Flavors of dark cherry, plum, graphite, herbs and wet earth are reminiscent of this cooler vintage.

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2010

The 2010 vintage was marked by a cool growing season with warm and dry weather in September and October.. Brooding aromas of fresh prunes, sandalwood and exotic spice permeate the nose. This wine is both approachable and age worthy, with toothsome tannins on the finish. Notes of black cherry, licorice, herbs and a hint of mint.

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2009

A nuanced and wonderfully balanced wine with soft tannins. There is a slight herbaceous quality to this vintage, reflecting the long, cool growing season. There are notes of cassis, ripe cherry, mint and cedar.

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2008

This is a juicy wine framed by muscular tannins. A late spring frost and dry winter resulted in a small crop of tiny-berried grapes, fully ripened by a warm growing season. The result is a concentrated wine with notes of Blackberries and blueberries, layered with licorice, graphite, and fresh mint.

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2007

This vintage reveals notes of blackberry, violet and dark chocolates. This is a serious wine with intense, flavors and racy tannins. A vibrant expression of cassis, fresh prunes, graphite and chocolate permeates the senses. The wine’s structure and energy suggest it will be a vintage with staying power.

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2006

Aromas of mint, forest floor, and licorice. Evocative flavors of currant, black cherry and oak are tightly structured and that become more profound with age. There is impressive depth and complexity and a lasting finish.

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2005

This vintage was marked by a later than usual fruit set, a cool summer that lead to a later than usual harvest. Despite dropping the fruit in three different passes, this vintage yielded one of the estate’s largest harvests. This wine is notable for the dense aromas of tobacco, earth, anise, blackberry. Lush and airy with chewy tannins, there are notes of cassis, currants, dried herbs and mocha. There were 240 cases produced.

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2004

A beautiful bouquet of dried herb, plum, mint and well-integrated French oak gives way to flavors of ripe red berry, cassis, oak and licorice. The finish long with smooth, ethereal tannins.

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2003

The vintage was marked by early warmth, a wet and late growing season, and relatively cool summer, which produced a wine that expressed a beautifully unique character from Grace Family. There is a rich, exotic nose with a hint of musk, clove, anise and orange peel. These aromas provide a rich backdrop to the round flavors of cassis, wild raspberry and dark cherry framed by supple tannins.

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2002

A dense and concentrated wine with aromas of licorice and black cherry. Round, juicy flavors of blackberries, menthol, oak and dark chocolate permeate the mid palate as ample tannins linger on the finish.

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2001

The rich, slightly herbaceous bouquet and deep ruby color are striking in this vintage. This wine is comprised of beautifully dense flavors of cassis, black cherries, blackberries, pipe tobacco, and chocolate. There is a velvety texture with a gripping mouth feel that finishes with vibrant ripeness.

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2000

This is a beautiful wine with sensual aromas of blackberries, violets and leather. The wine has beautiful texture and supple tannins. There are dense flavors of black and red fruits, cassis, pipe smoke, cinnamon and leather that linger in a rounded velvety finish.

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1999

The wine has a beautiful deep ruby color. Elements of graphite, plum, vanilla and anise are ever present in this elegant and restrained bottle. There were 110 cases produced in this vintage.

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1998

A full bodied wine with balanced structure. There is hint of floral fragrance on the nose. The bright red fruit flavors, black cherry and licorice provide an intense sensation with a dark chocolate note that adds to the depth and finish. Approximately 150 cases produced.

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1997

Dense, dark, and complex with a nuance and intensity that rounds out a beautiful, enduring finish. There are penetrating flavors of red berries and currants, dark chocolate, spice and forest floor. This was an incredibly small vintage with only 48 cases produced. Due to the limited yield, Dick and Ann Grace offered 1L bottles which today are exceedingly rare.

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1995

This is a compact yet luscious wine with concentrated fruit and subtle tannins. There is a beautifully expression of red fruit with notes of black cherry and currants. This vintage yielded just 71 cases.

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1994

The cool spring and summer of the 1994 vintage yielded beautifully concentrated grapes. The resulting wine is ripe and complex with gripping tannins. There are beautiful notes of currant, black cherry and exotic spice. There were only 175 cases produced in this vintage.

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1993

Cedar, spice, oak and leather permeate the bouquet on nose and languish on the tastebuds. This vintage offered a less dense more nuanced wine. Only 187 cases were produced.

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1991

A structured wine with notes of menthol, cassis and dark, red fruit.

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1990

This is a dark and brooding wine with tiers of complex aromas and flavors that include coffee, tobacco, licorice, black cherries and ripe plums. The initial complexity gives way to an elegant finish.

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1988

After a relatively cool growing season, Grace Family’s decision to harvest late into October was rewarded with a vintage marked with a depth and density of flavors. There is a layering of spice, currants, and black cherries that unfolds in a long, lingering finish.

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1987

A classic vintage for Grace Family with the hallmark velvety texture and a complex, lingering finish. There was a melody of flavors and exotic spices with strong notes of black currant, stewed prunes and plums.

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1986

This is a brooding wine with notes of spice, currants, licorice. The wine has a smooth texture with a full mouthed, lingering finish.

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1985

An early bud break, followed by moderate temperatures and dry weather yielded a beautiful crop with balanced acidity and moderate sugar. The 1985 Grace Family was textured and elegant with notes of plum, toasted oak and dark chocolate.

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1984

An early wet season that led to a dry and very warm spring and summer produced richly concentrated and powerful Cabernet throughout the Valley. The Grace Family wine produced in this vintage was indicative of the season. Fig jam, chocolate and dark red fruits highlighted by robust tannins. This is a powerful, yet graceful wine best enjoyed after patient cellaring.

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1983

The first vintage made at our winery was blessed with a near-perfect growing season. And the wine produced from this vintage displays the very essence of what made this wine a cult classic. The wine is marked by its velvety texture and a full-bodied structure with ample tannins. There are notes of tar and pipe smoke followed by dark red fruits, plums and chocolate. Last tasted in 2020, this wine has withstood the test of time, and these same flavors and aromas remain vibrant.

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1982

Grace Family was produced as a single vineyard designate at Caymus Vineyards.

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1981

Grace Family was produced as a single vineyard designate at Caymus Vineyards.

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1980

Grace Family was produced as a single vineyard designate at Caymus Vineyards.

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1979

Grace Family was produced as a single vineyard designate at Caymus Vineyards.

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1978

Grace Family was produced as a single vineyard designate at Caymus Vineyards.

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Cornelius Grove

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2022

The 2022 Cornelius Grove opens with a lifted, perfumed bouquet of black raspberry, crushed violet, dried rose, flint, and warm forest floor. On the palate, the wine is graceful and finely textured, revealing notes of plum, dark cherry, graphite, and subtle hints of sage, bay leaf, and thyme. A thread of licorice and pipe tobacco carries through the mid-palate, adding savory depth and dimension. The tannins are refined and silk-wrapped, guiding the wine through a long, vibrant floral finish.

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2021

The 2021 Cornelius Grove opens with a fresh, perfumed nose of black currants, tobacco, violets, pastis, and delicate notes of pine forest. The entry is incredibly silky, with flavors of black cherry, mineral, cigar box, black licorice, and dried aromatic herbs. The wine is seamlessly balanced with classically structured tannins, vivid contours, and incredible length.

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2019

The 2019 Cornelius Grove has a fresh, perfumed nose of red and black cherry, tobacco, candied violets, pastis, and delicate mineral notes. The entry is incredibly silky, with flavors of black cherry, red currant, mineral, cigar box, black licorice, and aromatic herbs. This wine is beautifully balanced and seamless, with fine, velvety tannins lining the full palate through to the elegant, lengthy finish.

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Blank

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The 2018 Blank has a beautifully layered dark nose of black cherry, aromatic black tea, blackberry bramble, rose oil, black licorice, and violet candies. The silky entry opens to flavors of black fruit, culinary bay, and bakers’ chocolate seamlessly underpinned by velvety tannins and lovely texture through to the finish. This wine will age effortlessly for at least 20+ years.

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2016

Napa Valley benefitted from a near perfect growing season in 2016 resulting in stunning wines. The 2016 Blank Vineyard is no exception with its nuance, depth and texture. The 2016 Blank exhibits deep aromas of blueberry, black plum, forest floor, dark chocolate, tobacco, and fresh aromatic herbs. The rich palate is round and soft, with flavors of blue and black fruit, slate, cigar spice, and a hint of eucalyptus and plush tannins driving a long finish.

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2015

This is a wonderfully composed wine of concentration, depth, ample tannins, yet a texture of velvet. This wine exhibits notes of blackberry, cassis, cedar, licorice and forest floor. The 2015 Blank is youthful and intense, and will continue to develop and unfold for decades to come.

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2014

In 2014 winemaker, Helen Keplinger, worked hand and glove with the vineyard team to find a more nuanced approach to better harness and refine the classic aromas and flavors of this vineyard. In breaking the harvest and fermentations into separate smaller lots, Keplinger was freed to work with the unique characteristics found in this tiny vineyard. The result is a wine with more complexity, finesse and nuance. The aromas and flavors are in perfect harmony. There is a beautiful hint of eucalyptus, which adds freshness and dimension to the wine. Blue fruit, fresh herb, violet and mocha are lifted and beautifully expressed.

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2013

The 2013 Blank is a full-bodied wine with beautiful texture and length. There are notes of cherry jam, spice, warm earth, star anise, fig jam, mint and eucalyptus. As natural for this vintage, the 2013 Blank should age effortlessly 10 to 15 years and beyond.

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2012

The 2012 Blank exhibits a vibrant nose of morello cherry, raspberries, cassis bud, sage, eucalyptus, and cedar grove. The palate is soft, yet lifted with bright acidity, with fine tannin and a sublime finish.

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2011

The 2011 vintage was marked by a cool wet growing season. These conditions ensured it was a small vintage for Blank, but also elicited the aromas and flavors in the resulting wine. There were notes of wet earth, leather, currants, fresh herbs and menthol that awaken the senses and cover the palate. There are chewy tannins and a robust finish.

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2010

The 2010 vintage was marked by a cool growing season, but Napa Valley was fortunate to have a warm and dry September and October allowing the grapes to fully mature. There are strawberries, raspberries, licorice and eucalyptus on the nose. This is a lean and focused with notes of chocolate, dried herbs menthol and uplifting red fruit.

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2009

Distinctive aromas of eucalyptus, star anise, and mint. This is a nicely full wine with gripping tannins. There are flavors of red currant, dark cherry, mint and eucalyptus.

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2008

The 2008 was a vintage of extremes. This resulted in a reduced crop of beautiful, highly concentrated fruit. Red fruit aromas intertwine with notes of mint and menthol. There is a nice depth throughout the mid-palate and the gripping tannins linger throughout.

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2007

This wine has layered, intermingling aromas of menthol, sandalwood, mint and raspberry. This is a full bodied wine with structured balance and ample tannins. There are notes of ripe red fruit and eucalyptus.

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2006

This wine has wonderfully pungent aromas of cherry, red fruit and eucalyptus. Creamy and vibrant flavors of red currant and ripe strawberries suffuse the midpalate. There is a layered texture and soft finish of fine tannins.

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2005

This vintage was marked by a later than usual fruit set, a cool summer that lead to a later than usual harvest. This is that envelops the senses through to the finish. There is an herbaceous and minty quality to the wine which lifts the ripe accents of currant and cassis and soft notes of chocolate. There were 350 cases produced in this vintage.

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2004

The maturing vines allowed for more finesse and nuance in this vintage. The eucalyptus aromas and flavors remain presence but more subtle and composed. There are aromas of red currants, blackberries, earth, spearmint. There is a firm yet smooth texture with flavors of blackberries, leather, and graphite. There is a beautifully long finish with subtle tannins.

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2003

In 2003, a wet spring gave way to a dry, mild summer with warm days and cool nights. The resulting lower yield from this vintage allowed for concentrated fruit and balanced structure. Aromas of black cherry, violet, and exotic spice. Full bodied and almost spicy in the palate, there are flavors of red cherry, tobacco, and eucalyptus. This flavors mingle in a structured, long finish.

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2002

This wine is lush with a beautiful balance. There is red currant, spearmint, menthol and earth on the nose. There are concentrated flavors of black cherry, dried herbs, mint and eucalyptus. In 2002, there were 450 cases produced.

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2001

This inaugural vintage of the two acre Rutherford vineyard planted in 1998 with the Grace Clone displays the distinctive flavors that set Blank apart. Notes of blue fruit, earth, currants, herbs, forest floor, and graphite. The ever present notes of eucalyptus in the bouquet and mouth is like a fingerprint carrying through every vintage. The wine is balanced full bodied.

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Reliquus

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The 2022 Reliquus is an exceptionally refined expression of the depth and complexity of our western Saint Helena vineyards. The nose is immediately captivating, offering a bouquet of ripe blackberries, dark cherry, and a hint of blueberry, intertwined with subtle notes of black currant, licorice, and a touch of baking spice. Fine, well-integrated tannins provide a seamless mouthfeel, while the wine’s long, persistent finish lingers with hints of fresh herbs and dark fruit.

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2021

The 2021 Reliquus is rich and opulent, yet fresh and well-proportioned, with aromas of red and black cherry, cassis, bakers’ chocolate, rosemary, incense, violets, and a hint of fresh mint. The tremendously silky entry opens to flavors of mocha, anise, black cherry, cigar box, and lifted violets. Ultrafine, cocoa-textured tannins add depth and dimension to the seamless, long palate.

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2019

The 2019 Reliquus has a lovely dark nose of black cherry, plum, bay leaf, violets, and pine forest. It is very silky, finessed, and round on the palate, with flavors of black and red cherry, cedar, and aromatic herbs underpinned by velvety tannins and a long finish. This beautifully proportioned wine is drinking well now, yet has the intensity and balance to cellar well.

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2018

The 2018 Reliquus Cabernet Sauvignon is generous and fleshy, with a delicious nose of red cherry, black plum, leather, roasted red pepper, potpourri, and dried violets. The palate is round and sublimely textured, with flavors of red fruits, black fig, cocoa powder, and baking spices in an effortless balance.

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2016

The 2016 Reliquus is fresh and vibrant in the nose, singing with red fruit, red currant, rose petal, crushed rock, dried aromatic herbs, saddle leather, and a hint of orange oil. On the palate it has beautiful, persistent flavors with fine tannins, great balance, and great length.

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