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.
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Double Gold, Best of Class, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Our Napa Cab is becoming a to-go wine for many Ballentine wine lovers. Upon opening, raspberry jam, cherries, and strawberries accompany dusty blackberry with hints of herbaceous and savory notes. Slight tobacco and bittersweet chocolate with toasted cedar complete this wine. This wine is crafted to be enjoyed upon release but can easily hold up to aging for another 7-10 years.
93 points, James Suckling
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Gold Medal, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
A brilliant release for our estate-grown Merlot. Raspberries and cherries with cocoa nib and anise. Blackberry jam and herbaceous notes of rosemary and thyme. A hint of spice assists a long finish. Absolutely delicious.
Spicy meatballs, skewered lamb with fig plum marinade, grilled chicken with roasted vegetables
Best of Class, American Fine Wine Competition
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Gold Medal, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
A rustic delicious zinfandel with sasparilla, dried cranberries, and raspberry jam. Fresh roses, strawberries, and dark cocoa bring this wine to life. Hints of eucalyptus and holiday spices bring savory herbaceous notes to this medium-bodied wine.
It is so easy to love this wine. Drink with friends who need good Zinfandel!
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
Fresh concentrated plum jam with orange peel and Campari hit the nose while the palate is teased with cinnamon, huckleberry, red cherry finishing with a beautiful perfume. Violets and floral roses are secondary notes that accompany blackberry, red cherries and licorice. The 2017 is full bodied and explodes with flavor.
Gold Medal, 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. Bright tropical notes of mango and pineapple mesh well with lemon curd and honeydew melon. Wonderful acidity is highlighted with green apple and mineral notes.
For the best pairing this summer, drink with oysters.
Refreshing white wine
Pocai Vineyard
Highly awarded by the critics, this wine expresses sweet blueberries, raspberries, and baking spices. Floral rose petals and lavender accompany the velvety tannins. An earthy component and baking spices make this wine the big bold Cab Franc we have grown to love!
Betty Ballentine's favorite wine!
93 points, James Suckling
Pocai Vineyard
Experience rich plum, blackberry, and eucalyptus with raspberry preserves and dark cocoa nibs with this inviting Cabernet. A lingering finish rounds out the well-integrated structure.
This is a very food-friendly wine that pairs well with grilled steaks, fried chicken, and our favorite hamburgers. Drink now through 2033.
91 Points, 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 Reserve label is the most elevated in our Cabernet portfolio. The intertwined circles were chosen to represent the marriage of Betty Pocai and Van Ballentine and their two families vineyards and history joining.
Black cherry and fig compote with a beautiful floral nose compliment the vanilla, cedar, and blueberry pie. A hint of coffee, toasted coconut, and huckleberries balance this full-bodied wine! The perfect winter Cabernet.
Double Gold | 93 points, American Fine Wine Competition
Primarily coming from our warmest vineyard in Calistoga, this vintage is rich and full-bodied. A new release of our Reserve Zinfandel brings elegance to this grape with complexity and balance. Big zinfandel with bright red fruit and a plush mid-palate makes the perfect segway to a lengthy finish. Flavors of raspberry, cherry, and anise compliment vanilla and fresh cracked pepper. Dark cocoa nib and lavender with hints of expresso are expressed as the bottle opens up.
93 points, Wine Advocate
Fig Tree Vineyard
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.
Pair with a cheese plate or your favorite rissoto!
Betty's Vineyard
This Chenin is our most local farm to table wine...grown, made and bottled within 300 yards of our winery. Bright tropical notes of mango and pineapple mesh well with lemon curd and honeydew melon. Wonderful acidity is highlighted with green apple and mineral notes.
For the best pairing this summer, drink with oysters.
Refreshing white wine
Estate Wine
Gold Medal, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
A rustic delicious zinfandel with sasparilla, dried cranberries, and raspberry jam. Fresh roses, strawberries, and dark cocoa bring this wine to life. Hints of eucalyptus and holiday spices bring savory herbaceous notes to this medium-bodied wine.
It is so easy to love this wine. Drink with friends who need good Zinfandel!
Fig Tree Vineyard
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.
Pair with a cheese plate or your favorite rissoto!
Estate Wine
Gold Medal, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
A brilliant release for our estate-grown Merlot. Raspberries and cherries with cocoa nib and anise. Blackberry jam and herbaceous notes of rosemary and thyme. A hint of spice assists a long finish. Absolutely delicious.
Spicy meatballs, skewered lamb with fig plum marinade, grilled chicken with roasted vegetables
Best of Class, American Fine Wine Competition
Estate Wine
Double Gold, Best of Class, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Our Napa Cab is becoming a to-go wine for many Ballentine wine lovers. Upon opening, raspberry jam, cherries, and strawberries accompany dusty blackberry with hints of herbaceous and savory notes. Slight tobacco and bittersweet chocolate with toasted cedar complete this wine. This wine is crafted to be enjoyed upon release but can easily hold up to aging for another 7-10 years.
93 points, James Suckling
Primarily coming from our warmest vineyard in Calistoga, this vintage is rich and full-bodied. A new release of our Reserve Zinfandel brings elegance to this grape with complexity and balance. Big zinfandel with bright red fruit and a plush mid-palate makes the perfect segway to a lengthy finish. Flavors of raspberry, cherry, and anise compliment vanilla and fresh cracked pepper. Dark cocoa nib and lavender with hints of expresso are expressed as the bottle opens up.
93 points, Wine Advocate
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Gold Medal, 92 points, American Fine Wine Competition
Our Napa Cabernet Sauvignon is everything we want a Napa Valley Cab to be: caramel, cassis, brambly raspberry, black pepper, clove, smoked meats, cranberry, blackberry jam, and bacon. Need we say more!
Pairs well with BBQ pulled pork, rack of lamb with roasted root vegetables, grilled hamburgers, roasted pork loin
92 points, Vinous
Pocai Vineyard
Highly awarded by the critics, this wine expresses sweet blueberries, raspberries, and baking spices. Floral rose petals and lavender accompany the velvety tannins. An earthy component and baking spices make this wine the big bold Cab Franc we have grown to love!
Betty Ballentine's favorite wine!
93 points, James Suckling
Pocai Vineyard
The aroma of plums, cassis, and blueberry pie matches the palate. Lavender, red licorice, and hints of toasted cedar and earth sneak out as the wine opens up. A spicy finish of white pepper and cinnamon completes this wine.
Small case production of 50 cases made.
Pocai Vineyard
We are excited to share our Petit Verdot grapes from our newly planted block at the Pocai Vineyard. Planted as a blending varietal for us, we are amazed by the quality and just fell in love with it. This wine is fruit-driven and showcases a savory blackberry pie, violet, vanilla, with graham cracker notes. The wine is big and juicy with complimentary acid and a long finish.
