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Celani Family Vineyard

Celani Family Vineyards is a 17-acre estate in the foothills of the Vaca Mountains. It was founded by Tom Celani, the grandson of an Italian immigrant who made his own table wine. Tom Celani founded and ran a major beer distributorship in Detroit before pursuing his interest in wine and his winemaking heritage by starting his own winemaking venture. The estate produces Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, blends and rosé. Napa winemaking star Mark Herold in Celani’s winemaking consultant, and the wines often win scores in the mid to high 90s from reviewers. Ardore is Celani’s flagship Cabernet Sauvignon, and Vinous described a recent vintage as “rich, ripe, voluptuous and opulent.”

2019 Celani Family Vineyard Ardore Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork

VN  96   

2017 Celani Family Vineyard Ardore Cabernet Sauvignon

2016 Celani Family Vineyard Ardore Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork

VN  94   
WS  91   

2016 Celani Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

VN  92   

2015 Celani Family Vineyard Ardore Cabernet Sauvignon

VN  97   
WA  94   

2014 Celani Family Vineyard Siglo Reserve

2010 Celani Family Vineyard Ardore Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

WS  93   
ST  93   
RP  91+