Carter Cellars Wines

Carter Cellars has exceptional Cabernets, Bordeaux Blends and Merlots in both barrel and bottle. For over two decades, we have being sourcing grapes from the most legendary vineyards in Napa and creating some of the finest Cabernet, Merlot and Bordeaux Blends available.

 

Carter Cellars Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon - 'The O.G.'

Carter Cellars  Beckstoffer To Kalon The O.G. Small Label

Heralding from our original block of Beckstoffer To Kalon grapes planted to clone 337 in some of the widest rows in the vineyard, this dense and ethereal wine strikes the perfect balance between power and elegance. With its inky deep purple color, this wines nose exudes gorgeous notes of ripe blackberries and dark plum matched with complex spices and mocha undertones MORE DETAILS

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Carter Cellars Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon - 'The Grand Daddy'

Carter Cellars Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon The Grand Daddy

Called “Magic in a glass” in previous vintages, this block of Beckstoffer To Kalon produced exceptional wines in 2023 as a result of great farming matched with purist style winemaking and exceptional blending. These older clone 4 vines offer our most upfront and instantly appealing wine from this vineyard. Dark black cherry fruit, cassis and toasted baking spice intertwine to create a lavish multi-layered wine MORE DETAILS

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Carter Cellars Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon - 'The Three Kings'

Carter Cellars Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon The Three Kings

A blockbuster offering from the Three Kings section of the Beckstoffer To Kalon vineyard, this wine throws off an amazingly deep ruby color tinged with an electric purple hue. Revealing superb balance and concentration, it is a successful expression of both the richness and power of clone 7 from the world class vineyard. With its fruit forward profile, the wine opens up immediately with candied plums MORE DETAILS

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Carter Cellars Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon - 'The G.T.O.'

Carter Cellars Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon The GTO

With over ten 100 point scores since its inception, the 2023 Carter Cellars 'The G.T.O.' (available only in Magnum format) is sourced out of the very best slices of the Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard. This is a monumental wine that possesses huge notes of bright black cherry and crème de cassis in both the aromatic and flavor profiles. The finish is super concentrated resulting in a profoundly intense wine. MORE DETAILS

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Carter Cellars Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon - 'The F.RED'

Carter Cellars Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon The F.RED

From the former blocks of Beckstoffer To Kalon contracted by Schrader Cellars, 'The F.RED' is a combination of clone 6 and 337 from the back part of the vineyard. This is a powerhouse of a wine that is loaded with fruit and richness, yet it still glides across the palate with little sensation of weight until it finishes with silky tannins MORE DETAILS

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Carter Cellars Beckstoffer Las Piedras Cabernet Sauvignon 'La Verdad'

Carter Cellars Beckstoffer Las Piedras Cabernet Sauvignon La Verdad

Inky and dark in the glass, the nose emits a show stopping rush of mouth-watering dark red cherry and blue fruits. Its palate is plump and polished bursting forth with concentrated dark red fruits, mixed with crushed stone. The underlying structure and complexity result in a muscular, yet well-balanced Cabernet. MORE DETAILS

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Carter Cellars Beckstoffer Las Piedras Cabernet Sauvignon 'La BAM'

Carter Cellars Beckstoffer Las Piedras Cabernet Sauvignon La BAM

Like a smack in the face, 'La BAM', boasts pure black currant fruit infused with graphite, exotic spices and fresh leather undertones, a result of the vineyard’s unique topography and characteristic. When matched with sweet firm tannins from the best French barrels, this wine ends with a velvety finish that goes on and on and will only get better with age. MORE DETAILS

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Carter Cellars Beckstoffer Las Piedras Cabernet Sauvignon 'Los Compadres'

Carter Cellars Beckstoffer Las Piedras Cabernet Sauvignon Los Compadres

Another wine from the top of Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard - a 22 acre site renowned for its naturally low yields and well-draining soil, this is a fabulous expression of Clone 337 and Clone 4. Slightly more fruit forward than the other Carter Cellars Beckstoffer Las Piedras wines, this is a full rich bold palate of bold palate of blue and black cherry fruits infused with graphite and floral undertone. MORE DETAILS

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Carter Cellars Beckstoffer Las Piedras Cabernet Sauvignon 'La Bomba'

Carter Cellars Beckstoffer Las Piedras Cabernet Sauvignon La Bomba

Our newest offering from the top of Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard, this is a fabulous expression of Clone 337. Dense and purple-hued, with loads of black cherry, dark plum and stone fruit matched with mocha, dried herbs and an impression of wet stone. While this is a powerhouse of a wine, loaded with fruit and richness, it still glides across the palate with little sensation of weigh. MORE DETAILS

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Carter Cellars Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper Cabernet Sauvignon

Carter Cellars Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper Cabernet Sauvignon

From a great valley floor site in Oakville that lies below the wooded hills of the Mayacamas Mountain Range, this wine shows a deep sense of place. Notes of lively blue fruits, boysenberry, graphite and toasty oak all leap from the glass. An opulent and full-bodied wine, it shows ideal balance on the palate - a mixture of great fruit, tannins and natural acidity that results in a lengthy finish with a savory quality. MORE DETAILS

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Carter Cellars 'Carter' Cabernet Sauvignon

Carter Cellars Carter Cabernet Sauvignon

This low production 100% Cabernet Sauvignon comes from hand selected fruit out of our best vineyards in our portfolio. This is a classical Napa Cabernet in both structure and elegance, and while delicious in its youth, should be cellared to afford ideal integration. Boasting an inky purple color and and dense flavors of blackberries, graphite and mocha matched with a well-integrated oak profile. MORE DETAILS

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Carter Cellars The Haze Cabernet Sauvignon

Carter Cellars The Haze Cabernet Sauvignon

An exciting blend of Cabernet this year, The Haze is sourced from vineyards throughout Napa, including the Hossfeld Coliseum vineyard, vineyards in the heart of Oakville, and a site on the ridge overlooking Calistoga. The Haze has a deep dark purple hue, matched with dark red fruits, tobacco and mocha all wrapped in powerful integrated oak ...MORE DETAILS

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Carter Cellars Beckstoffer Bourn Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Carter Cellars Becskstoffer Bourne Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

From a great valley floor site in St Helena between Dr Crane and Las Piedras vineyards, this wine shows a deep and profound purple color. Notes of lively blue fruits, allspice, graphite and toasty oak all leap from the glass. An opulent, layered full-bodied wine, it shows ideal balance on the palate - a mixture of great fruit, rounded integrated tannins and natural acidity that results in a lengthy finish with a mineral streak. MORE DETAILS

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Carter Cellars The Daze Red Blend

Carter Cellars The Daze Red Blend

Bold, structured, and unmistakably Napa, this equal-parts blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon benefits from an aging regimen of 100% new oak. The result is a full-bodied powerhouse, featuring aromas of dark cherry, graphite, leather, and chocolate. With the core of Merlot sourced from the renowned Hossfeld Vineyard, the palate offers remarkable depth and texture. The tannins are ample yet silky... MORE DETAILS

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Carter Cellars Weitz Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Carter Cellars Weitz Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

From a vineyard perched high above the Silverado Trail on the eastern Oakville Bench and renown for its red volcanic soil, this translucent purple wine opens with signature scents of dark red and blue fruits, cassis and smoldering incense. A fruit forward wine with notably plush and silky tannins matched with natural acidity, give this wine both a juicy concentration and a multi-dimensional and textural quality. MORE DETAILS

Carter Cellars Fortuna Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Carter Cellars Fortuna Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2019 wine from the Fortuna Vineyard is a true expression of a great Napa Valley Cabernet from the Oakville floor - a racy wine combining a fruit forward profile, yet layered and multidimensional. This extraordinary wine has a dark inky hue, matched with wonderful sweet notes of beautiful ripe red cherry and dark plum. On the palate, it has a balanced finish paired with a tannic backbone and firm tannins. MORE DETAILS

Carter Cellars Hossfeld Coliseum Blend

Carter Cellars Hossfeld Blend

Deep bright red colors are met by aromas of black cherries, crushed rocked and loads of fruit. The abundant natural acidity derived from the vineyard coupled with a concentrated extraction, frames an amazing mid-palate that highlights juicy red fruits, cocoa and mocha. The complex and layered finish is wrapped in ripe, lush tannins that showcase the best qualities of a Merlot and Cabernet blend from Napa MORE DETAILS

Carter Cellars Coliseum Block Cabernet Sauvignon

Carter Cellars Coliseum Block Cabernet Sauvignon

Vibrant and concentrated, this robust Cabernet exudes confidence and character right out the gate. Dark and intense to the rim, concentrated aromas and flavors engage the senses with a spectrum of black raspberry, currants and wild berries. The mid-palate and finish are a perfect example of great hillside Napa Cabernet - plush fruit intertwined with a perfectly framed structure leading to a never ending finish MORE DETAILS

Carter Cellars Truchard Merlot

Carter Cellars Truchard Merlot

Heralding from the famous Truchard vineyard in Carneros (Napa side), this old vine head trained Merlot reaches levels of concentration not normally found from this region. Crystallized dark raspberry fruit intermixed with baking spices and hints of leather form a base of flavors MORE DETAILS

Carter Cellars Revilo Cabernet Sauvignon

Carter Cellars Revilo Cabernet Sauvignon

This vineyard sits within a stone's throw of some very well known St. Helena vineyards and it shows why with an immediate attack of the senses. A dark ruby color leads a nose that is full and rich with dark fruit galore soaring from the glass alongside a slight earthiness and hints of pie crust MORE DETAILS

Carter Cellars A & J Carter Proprietary

Carter Cellars A J Carter Proprietary

This ultra low production unique Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot comes from hand selected fruit in our best vineyards in Napa Valley. This is a classically young Napa Bordeaux in both structure and restraint and while delicious in its youth, should be cellared MORE DETAILS

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