Clos du Val

Clos du Val was founded by the Goelet family in Napa Valley in 1972, following winemaker Bernard Portet’s two-year search across four continents for a site suited to Bordeaux varieties. Its debut 1972 Cabernet Sauvignon was among the six California Cabernets poured at the 1976 Judgment of Paris. Third-generation owner Olav Goelet now works alongside winemaker Carmel Greenberg.

The estate farms Hirondelle Vineyard in Stags Leap District and Riverbend Vineyard in Yountville. Cover crops, grazing sheep and habitat for pollinators are part of its vineyard care.