Estate Wines
These wines are grown in our three estate vineyards ~ Pocai, Fig Tree, and Betty's Vineyard. Crafted to be approachable and easy to drink, these crowd- pleasing wines offer unique expressions of our winery's style. They are both food-friendly and great for any occasion.
Showcasing cherry, rose petals, roasted nuts, and licorice, the palate of the wine is silky smooth. This is an elegant full flavored wine, AND is easy to drink now.
A brilliant release for our estate grown Merlot. It has a luscious dark berry flavor that is concentrated and jammy and is accented with black pepper and dusty spices.
Best of Class, San Francisco Chronicle Tasting
Last year, this wine was voted a Smart Buy by Wine Spectator. When crafting this wine, we look for flavors of blueberry and raspberry syrup in the Zinfandel grapes to indicate ripeness. This estate wine is a combination of our Zinfandel blocks and is lightly blended for the perfect balance.This vintage is exceptionally floral and jammy with classic flavors of black cherry, clove, and fresh rose petals. It is simply delicous.
Gold Medal, San Francisco Chronicle Tasting
Single Vineyard Wines
Each single vineyard wine is a unique and exemplary representation of the vineyard block selected. Honoring the Ballentine history, we farm several different grapes well-suited to the terroir. With three different vineyards in Napa Valley, we are able to make a diverse range of wines.
Pocai Vineyard
After more than 100 years of farming experience in this vineyard, we have begun to bottle a single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from Pocai Vineyard to showcase this wonderful site. This inviting wine seduces with cherry and raspberry flavors and baking spice aromas, then allows its long, lush finish to be savored.
92 Points, Wine Spectator
Pocai Vineyard
Our love for Petite Sirah goes unmatched. This inky black wine is an explosion of blueberry and boysenberry. Think Sunday morning pancakes with boysenberry syrup, warm and delicious.
Best in Class, American Fine Wine Competition
Betty's Vineyard
This Chenin is our most local farm to table wine...grown, made and bottled within 300 yards of our winery. Refreshing tropical notes of guava and passionfruit are followed by bright citrus and a nutty finish.Our favorite for oysters, seafood, and salads.
Betty Ballentine's notes, “Delicious. Nice and fresh.”
Silver Medal, San Francisco Chronicle Tasting
Betty's Vineyard
A perfect brunch wine! There is a slight effervescence to the palate and fair amount of sweetness, but the profile is light, airy and refreshing.
Fig Tree Vineyard
Stunningly rich, full-bodied, with unctious texture, loads of crème de cassis, licorice and subtle background oak. The wine is approachable now and will evolve over 10-15 years. The palette mirrors the nose, and the soft acidity and silky voluptuousness let the finish linger for some time.
93 points, James Suckling
Pocai Vineyard
"Full-bodied and beautifully perfumed in the mouth, it has a seductively plush texture and long perfumed finish." Lisa Perotti-Brown, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
93 points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Reserve Wines
We select the best small lots from our vineyards each harvest for our reserve wines. These lots are then blended for impeccable balance and crafted to be elegant wines for any wine lover.
The wine has a lovely complexity and roundness which reminds us of both blackberry pie and being in a forest. The palate of the wine is silky smooth, with diverse hints of aroma of cola, black tea, cranberry, and tobacco. This wine opens up as you drink it and this is an indication that the wine is built to age.
93 points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
This luscious wine starts with hints of citrus and green apple and finishes with crème brule. The palate is rich and full with flavors of poached pear, caramel and butterscotch. The long finish has great balance. Perfect with lobster and Dungeness crab and on its own to share with a good friend.
Double Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Our reserve Zinfandel features our ripest, most concentrated fruit from our Pocai Ranch. This fabulous Zinfandel is a favorite in our Tasting Room. Warm berry pie on the nose, and scents of cranberries and raspberries mingle with vanilla and clove.
Gold Medal, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Betty's Vineyard
A perfect brunch wine! There is a slight effervescence to the palate and fair amount of sweetness, but the profile is light, airy and refreshing.
Betty's Vineyard
This Chenin is our most local farm to table wine...grown, made and bottled within 300 yards of our winery. Refreshing tropical notes of guava and passionfruit are followed by bright citrus and a nutty finish.Our favorite for oysters, seafood, and salads.
Betty Ballentine's notes, “Delicious. Nice and fresh.”
Silver Medal, San Francisco Chronicle Tasting
Betty's Vineyard
A perfect brunch wine! There is a slight effervescence to the palate and fair amount of sweetness, but the profile is light, airy and refreshing.
Last year, this wine was voted a Smart Buy by Wine Spectator. When crafting this wine, we look for flavors of blueberry and raspberry syrup in the Zinfandel grapes to indicate ripeness. This estate wine is a combination of our Zinfandel blocks and is lightly blended for the perfect balance.This vintage is exceptionally floral and jammy with classic flavors of black cherry, clove, and fresh rose petals. It is simply delicous.
Gold Medal, San Francisco Chronicle Tasting
A brilliant release for our estate grown Merlot. It has a luscious dark berry flavor that is concentrated and jammy and is accented with black pepper and dusty spices.
Best of Class, San Francisco Chronicle Tasting
A big, luxurious Merlot packed with aromas of blackberry, cherry, and spices. Packed with aromas of brambleberry, crème brulee, and chocolate, round tannins and fruit-forward flavors help make this a Cabernet drinker's style Merlot! This wine is no underdog for us, but is one of the favorite's we produce.
Showcasing cherry, rose petals, roasted nuts, and licorice, the palate of the wine is silky smooth. This is an elegant full flavored wine, AND is easy to drink now.
Our reserve Zinfandel features our ripest, most concentrated fruit from our Pocai Ranch. This fabulous Zinfandel is a favorite in our Tasting Room. Warm berry pie on the nose, and scents of cranberries and raspberries mingle with vanilla and clove.
Gold Medal, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Primary coming from our warmest vineyard in Calistoga, this vintage is rich and full bodied. Crisp citrus peel and brandied cherry hit the nose, while the mid-palate highlights ripe dark plums and blackberry compote, hints of clove and creamy spiced chocolate. This wine finished with a bourbon barrel finish and is a big full flavored wine.
Double Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Tasting
Pocai Vineyard
"Full-bodied and beautifully perfumed in the mouth, it has a seductively plush texture and long perfumed finish." Lisa Perotti-Brown, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
93 points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
