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Clos du Val

Clos du Val was founded by John Goelet, a New York businessman, in 1972 in the Stag’s Leap District of Napa Valley. Bernard Portet was the founding winemaker, and he was responsible for much of the winery’s rise in reputation in the 1970s and 1980s. He retired in 2010. The winery owns 320 acres in Stag’s Leap and Carneros, and is known for its Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Portet was among the first winemakers in the region to use Merlot to soften California Cabernet Sauvignon, and his wines were known for their elegance and finesse. Today Clos du Val’s winemaker is John Clews, and the winery continues to earn acclaim for its wine. Wine & Spirits Magazine named it Winery of the Year in 2010. The winery’s signature wine is the Stag’s Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon.

1980 Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1984 Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill

1997 Clos du Val Merlot

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

1982 Clos du Val Reserve

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

1978 Clos du Val Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; mid shoulder fill; label condition issue

1992 Clos du Val Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

3 available
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1990 Clos du Val Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon

Very top shoulder fill

1991 Clos du Val Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; very top shoulder fill

1992 Clos du Val Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon

2 available
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1992 Clos du Val Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon

2016 Clos du Val SVS Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

1994 Clos du Val Tre Grazie Sangiovese

Label condition issue

2019 Clos du Val Yettalil

Light label condition issue

WA  94   
VN  93   
JS  93   
WS  92   
WE  90   
2 available
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2019 Clos du Val Yettalil

WA  94   
VN  93   
JS  93   
WS  92   
WE  90   
2 available
Bid *

1977 Clos du Val Zinfandel

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; low shoulder fill; light label condition issue