Wines

2019 Swagger - 50% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Red Head Vineyard, Clone 685 and 50% Merlot from the Shifflett Vineyard Bear Flat Clone

Saunter Eagle Summit Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Saunter Red Head Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon The 2017 Saunter Red Head Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is made from 100% clone 685 grown on 101-14 rootstock. The clone 685 has consistently given us a characteristic essence of blueberries, uniform ripening, and great minerality.

2016 Saunter ESV

Saunter RHV, Clone 685 The 2016 Saunter Red Head Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is profoundly scented with lush blackberry and currant, lavender pastille, eucalyptus, and blood orange. Firmly structured and compact, the palate is a spring-loaded mixture of dark fruits, coffee, violet, and wet gravel that is champing at the bit to be released from...

2016 Swagger Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from the Eagle Summit Vineyard, clones 4 and 7 and the Redhead Vineyard, clone 685 by Thomas Brown. We use 100% French oak barrels, 80% new from Taransaud, Darnajou and Hermitage.

2015 Saunter Eagle Summit Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

2015 Red Head Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Clone 685

Saunter Red Head Vineyard, Clone 685, Cabernet Sauvignon

2014 Eagle Summit Vineyard

"Another stunning wine from Howell Mountain, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Eagle Summit is spectacular. Mulberry, truffle, graphite and a touch of high-quality new oak is followed by a full-bodied, stunningly proportioned wine made by hot-shot guru Thomas Rivers Brown. This is a beauty of symmetry, intensity and remarkable fruit quality. Drink it...

"The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Red Head Vineyard Clone 685 is another big-time winner for this winery. Stunningly pure black raspberry, blackberry and blueberry fruit, an opaque purple color, full-bodied mouthfeel, but with great elegance, purity and overall harmony make for a sensational wine. It should drink well for 20-25 years. This is another...

The Eagle Summit Vineyard, owned by the Doty family, was the first vineyard that Josh replanted upon his return to the Napa Valley.  It was replanted in 2000 to Cabernet Sauvignon with two different rootstock and clonal selections.  The soil is composed of well drained Aiken loam and is comprised of a mix of rich red soil and classic...

"The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Red Head Vineyard Clone 685 reveals plum, blackberry and cassis aromas along with sweet, concentrated fruit, a full-bodied mouthfeel, and terrific purity and palate presence. A stunningly good, complex wine, it boasts wonderfully sweet tannins and a long finish. It should be consumed over the next 12-15 years." 95pts...

“The 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Eagle Summit Vineyard (100% Cabernet Sauvignon) is one of the finest 2011 Cabernets I have tasted. Boasting Thomas Brown as its winemaker, this is a great example of just how successful Howell Mountain was in 2011. The color is an opaque purple and the wine is rich, broad, authoritative, full-bodied, pure and...

"The inky/purple-colored 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Red Head Vineyard exhibits knock-out aromas of sweet, briery, spicy black currant and raspberry fruit intertwined with intriguing underbrush and foresty notes. Long and rich, this in another winner. However, quantities of both of these wines are extremely small. Enjoy the Red Head Vineyards cuvee...

The Eagle Summit Vineyard, owned by the Doty family, was the first vineyard that Josh replanted upon his return to the Napa Valley.  It was replanted in 2000 to Cabernet Sauvignon with two different rootstock and clonal selections.  The soil is composed of well drained Aiken loam and is comprised of a mix of rich red soil and classic...

The Red Head Vineyard, owned by Ed and Jan Brown of Charlotte, North Carolina, and named after Jan who is a redhead, is located on Old Soda Springs Road on the Southeast end of the Napa Valley. Once a llama pasture, Ed and Jan bought the property in 2005 with plans to plant a vineyard on the rocky hillside. In 2007 Josh began the development of...