2023 Clos du Val Yettalil Red Blend Napa Valley 3pk 3x750ml

Founded in 1972 by John and Henrietta Goelet and French-born winemaker Bernard Portet, Clos du Val was built on a single conviction: that the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley could produce Cabernet Sauvignon capable of standing with the finest wines in the world.

That conviction was validated dramatically at the 1976 Judgment of Paris, where the winery's 1972 Cabernet competed among the world's elite — and ten years later, at a rematch tasting, it took first place.

Today, the winery remains family-owned under third-generation CEO Olav Goelet, with winemaker Carmel Greenberg carrying the Bordeaux-inspired philosophy into a new era of precision and purpose.

The heart of Clos du Val is the Hirondelle Estate — named for the swallows that return to its eaves each spring — a 100-acre vineyard in the Stags Leap District planted to nine clones of Cabernet Sauvignon. Situated in a naturally cool "valley within a valley," Hirondelle benefits from consistent marine influence off San Pablo Bay, producing grapes of uncommon freshness, structure, and age-worthiness.

Yettalil is Clos du Val's rarest and most ambitious wine — the fullest expression of the Hirondelle Estate and a direct line back to the founding vision of John and Henrietta Goelet.

Named for Henrietta herself, whose nickname "Yettalil" spoke to the grace and quiet strength that shaped the winery's earliest years, this is the wine Olav Goelet describes as the north star for Clos du Val's next half-century. It employs all five Bordeaux varieties grown across the estate and is made only in vintages and quantities that meet an exacting standard.

Aged 20 months in 40% new French oak, it is structured for the long haul while offering real pleasure today. This is only the third edition of Yettalil ever released.