2022 The Summit

The Summit is the best four-barrel Bordeaux-varietal blend we can make each year from our roughly 1,000 barrels of annual production. 2022 is its inaugural vintage.

Winemaker Matt Ward builds The Summit blend first each year, crafting it from our most compelling individual barrels of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc and petit verdot. For this 2022 vintage, the ideal blend was found to be 89% cabernet sauvignon, 6% cabernet franc, 3% petit verdot and 2% merlot. Available exclusively to our winery guests, t
he elevated price on The Summit compared to our Reserve Cabernet and Reserve Claret is attributable to its exceptionally small production. The Summit is truly the crème of each crop.

Appellation: 56% Sonoma County / 44% Napa County
Vintage: 2022
Harvest: October 2022
Fermentation: Stainless Steel
Cooperage: French Oak
Blend: 89% Cabernet Sauvignon
6% Cabernet Franc
3% Petit Verdot
2% Merlot
Alcohol: 14.8%
Bottling: April 2025
Production: 98 cases
Release Date: July 2025
Release Price: $325.00

Reviews

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  • Antonio Galloni Vinous: Napa Valley Soars: The 2023 & 2024 Cabernet Sauvignons (Nov 2025) - Rating: 96

    The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon The Summit is a blend of four barrels from some of the core parcels on the property, all Cabernet Sauvignon. It offers a beguiling combination of intense dark fruit and imosing mountain structure. Time in the glass releases quite a bit of floral and savory intensity. I don't see the Summit as materially different from the Vintner Select Cabernet Sauvignon, at least in this vintage. 

    By Antonio Galloni on November 2025