2022 Cathiard Family Estate Cathiard Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
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| Vintage | 2022 |
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| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (14%) |
| Drink window | 2027 - 2040 |
| Available as of | Sep 11, 2025 |
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Description
The Cathiard family, owners of Château Smith Haut Lafitte, joined the club of Bordeaux winegrowers based in California. The estate was founded in 1885 by two brothers from Scotland, James and William Rennie. The estate changed hands after Prohibition and again in the 1970s, until it was purchased by the Cathiard family in 2020. The cultivation of the vines and the production of the wines are carried out according to the same values as at Château Smith Haut Lafitte: a deep respect for nature and its beauty, meticulous work on the vines, and traditional know-how that plays a key role in innovation. This estate, located in Rutherford, boasts 25 hectares of vineyards.
Cathiard Vineyard, located in the Rutherford and St. Helena AVAs, nestled in the foothills of the Mayacamas Mountains, where winemakers have cultivated the land for over a century. Cathiard Vineyard expresses the individuality of this unique terroir. Grapes are hand-harvested from Cathiard's oldest hillside vineyard. Once the grapes reach the cellar, they are gently destemmed and sorted to ensure the finest whole berries are used. The grapes are gravity-fed into fermentation tanks and left to macerate in the cold for up to five days. During the fermentation process, gentle manipulations, including pump-overs and punch-downs, enhance extraction. After 30 days in tanks, the wine is drained, pressed, and undergoes natural malolactic fermentation in new French oak.
Only 8,000 bottles of the 2022 vintage were made.
Drinks Business 99/100 : “ Excellent. Denser, plumper, richer and more aromatically expressive than Promontory but almost equally impressive in its purity and balance. Intensely floral with those perfumer's essences of violets and rose petals. Damson fruit confit. Black cherry. Blueberry. This is sumptuous and gracious with amazing poise and harmony and the most plunge-pool core. Fabulous with a lovely hint of graphite enrobing the fruits. So juicy despite the density .”
Specifications
| Available as of | Sep 11, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Packing information | Case |
| Type of Wine | Red |
| Country | USA |
| Region | Californie |
| Appellation | Napa Valley |
| Icons | Icon USA |
| Winery | Cathiard Family Estate |
| Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Drinking as of | 2027 |
| Drinking till | 2040 |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 95 |
| James Suckling rating | 98 |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP (92-95)
Reviewed by:
Joe Czerwinski
Release Price:
NA
Drink Date:
2027 - 2040
Tasted as two pre-blends from different barrels that will be combined to form the final wine, set to be bottled in December 2024, the 2022 Cathiard Vineyard Proprietary Red should prove a solid effort. The first sample showed more red fruit but also some jamminess to the red raspberry notes combined with hints of dark chocolate; the second was slightly herbal and dusty, marked by black cherries. Both were medium to full-bodied, with the first being more open and velvety, and the second was more compact, closed and tannic.
Estate manager Justine Labbé has had a whirlwind introduction to Napa since arriving in time for the 2020 vintage (her first). Even leaving the fires of 2020 aside—although she was able to bottle some excellent wines that year—she's had to deal with drought (2021 and 2022), heat waves (2022) and a late, cool year (2023).
Labbé said 2021 was a very interesting vintage, with a very dry winter and small berries that ripened quickly. "We had low yields and tiny berries—the whole goal of extraction was not to overdo it." The results are some intense and structured wines.
While the 2021s have been bottled and released, we also tasted several barrels likely destined for the top wine in 2022 and 2023. 2022, she said, "was a pretty tough year for us." With the heat wave at the start of September, "some blocks stopped and then resumed [ripening] quickly. Others took three or four weeks." Contrast that to her view of 2023, which she described as an excellent, easy vintage.
There are three wines from this estate, mirroring to some extent the Bordeaux-based owners' origins. After the top-shelf Cathiard Vineyard Proprietary Red comes the Founding Brothers Red Wine, a second wine, which can include some older-vine and hillside lots that just didn't work in the flagship bottling. Hora is an introduction to the property, made from young vine fruit off the valley floor. All three of the bottlings are balanced and relatively restrained in alcohol; the top two wines are structured and age-worthy.
Published: Oct 17, 2024
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James Suckling
Score
98
Avg Price (ex-tax)
$ 412
Cathiard Vineyard Napa Valley 2022
Wednesday, Mar 05, 2025
Color
Red
Country
United States
Region
California
Vintage
2022
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The Cathiard estate's flagship wine is super concentrated, superfine in texture, built for long aging but also enticing to drink soon. It is made from 100% cabernet sauvignon from the oldest vines on the property, planted in 1978. Beautiful flavors of creme de cassis, black cherries, blueberries, orange zest and bitter chocolate are layered and almost delicate. Drinkable now, but best from 2030.
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99/100
Drinks Business 99/100 : “Excellent. Denser, plumper, richer and more aromatically expressive than Promontory but almost equally impressive in its purity and balance. Intensely floral with those parfumier’s essences of violets and rose petals. Damson fruit confit. Black cherry. Blueberry. This is sumptuous and gracious with amazing poise and harmony and the most plunge-pool core. Fabulous with a lovely hint of graphite enrobing the fruits. So juicy despite the density”.
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Geschiedenis van Cathiard Family Estate
De familie Cathiard is geen onbekende in de wijnwereld. In Frankrijk hebben ze hun sporen al ruimschoots verdiend met prestigieuze domeinen in Bordeaux. Toen Florence en Daniel Cathiard hun blik naar Californië richtten, lag de focus meteen op Napa Valley. Daar zagen ze een kans om de ervaring uit Frankrijk te combineren met de unieke Californische terroirs. Het domein in Rutherford groeide uit tot Cathiard Family Estate, een plek waar oude kennis en nieuwe invloeden samenkomen. Het verhaal gaat dus niet alleen over een nieuw project, maar ook over een brug tussen continenten.
Cathiard Family Estate in Napa Valley
Het wijnhuis ligt in Rutherford, een gebied dat bekendstaat om Cabernet Sauvignon van topniveau. Napa Valley trekt al decennia wijnliefhebbers uit de hele wereld, en Cathiard Family Estate is een van de jongere namen die er nu stevig voet aan de grond hebben. Hun stijl is vol, expressief en tegelijk verfijnd, wat goed aansluit bij wat veel liefhebbers zoeken in Napa-wijnen. Het is dan ook geen verrassing dat Cathiard snel populariteit wint, zeker bij consumenten die zowel klassiek als modern waarderen.
Populariteit en groeipatroon
Hoewel het domein pas relatief kort in Napa actief is, groeit de bekendheid snel. Aanvankelijk vooral via kenners en verzamelaars, maar inmiddels ook bij een breder publiek. De combinatie van Franse traditie en Californische energie spreekt veel mensen aan. Bekende wijnschrijvers hebben al lovende recensies gegeven, waardoor de wijnen een plek kregen op internationale markten. Steeds meer restaurants en wijnspeciaalzaken nemen ze op in hun assortiment. Het groeipatroon is duidelijk: van niche naar gevestigde naam, en dat in een indrukwekkend tempo.
Interessante feitjes over Cathiard Family Estate
- De wijngaarden liggen op de historische terroirs van Rutherford, waar ooit enkele van de eerste Napa-wijnstokken werden geplant.
- De Cathiards werken met kleinschalige vinificatie: elk perceel wordt apart gevinifieerd om de diversiteit van de wijngaard te behouden.
- Het domein is duurzaam ingericht, met aandacht voor waterbeheer en biodiversiteit in de wijngaarden.
- Naast Cabernet Sauvignon worden er ook kleine hoeveelheden Merlot en Petit Verdot aangeplant, die bijdragen aan de complexiteit van de blends.
- De familie pendelt nog steeds regelmatig tussen Bordeaux en Napa, waardoor er een constante uitwisseling van ideeën plaatsvindt.
Cathiard Family Estate online bestellen?
De wijnen van Cathiard Family Estate zijn verkrijgbaar bij Grandcruwijnen. Ze liggen opgeslagen in ons geconditioneerde Wine Warehouse in Dordrecht, zodat ze perfect worden bewaard. Bestel je online, dan kun je kiezen voor afhalen. Daarbij krijg je direct korting, zichtbaar zodra je bij het afrekenen voor ‘Afhalen’ kiest.
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The Cathiard family, owners of Château Smith Haut Lafitte, joined the club of Bordeaux winegrowers based in California. The estate was founded in 1885 by two brothers from Scotland, James and William Rennie. The estate changed hands after Prohibition and again in the 1970s, until it was purchased by the Cathiard family in 2020. The cultivation of the vines and the production of the wines are carried out according to the same values as at Château Smith Haut Lafitte: a deep respect for nature and its beauty, meticulous work on the vines, and traditional know-how that plays a key role in innovation. This estate, located in Rutherford, boasts 25 hectares of vineyards.
Cathiard Vineyard, located in the Rutherford and St. Helena AVAs, nestled in the foothills of the Mayacamas Mountains, where winemakers have cultivated the land for over a century. Cathiard Vineyard expresses the individuality of this unique terroir. Grapes are hand-harvested from Cathiard's oldest hillside vineyard. Once the grapes reach the cellar, they are gently destemmed and sorted to ensure the finest whole berries are used. The grapes are gravity-fed into fermentation tanks and left to macerate in the cold for up to five days. During the fermentation process, gentle manipulations, including pump-overs and punch-downs, enhance extraction. After 30 days in tanks, the wine is drained, pressed, and undergoes natural malolactic fermentation in new French oak.
Only 8,000 bottles of the 2022 vintage were made.
Drinks Business 99/100 : “ Excellent. Denser, plumper, richer and more aromatically expressive than Promontory but almost equally impressive in its purity and balance. Intensely floral with those perfumer's essences of violets and rose petals. Damson fruit confit. Black cherry. Blueberry. This is sumptuous and gracious with amazing poise and harmony and the most plunge-pool core. Fabulous with a lovely hint of graphite enrobing the fruits. So juicy despite the density .”
| Available as of | Sep 11, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Packing information | Case |
| Type of Wine | Red |
| Country | USA |
| Region | Californie |
| Appellation | Napa Valley |
| Icons | Icon USA |
| Winery | Cathiard Family Estate |
| Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Drinking as of | 2027 |
| Drinking till | 2040 |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 95 |
| James Suckling rating | 98 |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP (92-95)
Reviewed by:
Joe Czerwinski
Release Price:
NA
Drink Date:
2027 - 2040
Tasted as two pre-blends from different barrels that will be combined to form the final wine, set to be bottled in December 2024, the 2022 Cathiard Vineyard Proprietary Red should prove a solid effort. The first sample showed more red fruit but also some jamminess to the red raspberry notes combined with hints of dark chocolate; the second was slightly herbal and dusty, marked by black cherries. Both were medium to full-bodied, with the first being more open and velvety, and the second was more compact, closed and tannic.
Estate manager Justine Labbé has had a whirlwind introduction to Napa since arriving in time for the 2020 vintage (her first). Even leaving the fires of 2020 aside—although she was able to bottle some excellent wines that year—she's had to deal with drought (2021 and 2022), heat waves (2022) and a late, cool year (2023).
Labbé said 2021 was a very interesting vintage, with a very dry winter and small berries that ripened quickly. "We had low yields and tiny berries—the whole goal of extraction was not to overdo it." The results are some intense and structured wines.
While the 2021s have been bottled and released, we also tasted several barrels likely destined for the top wine in 2022 and 2023. 2022, she said, "was a pretty tough year for us." With the heat wave at the start of September, "some blocks stopped and then resumed [ripening] quickly. Others took three or four weeks." Contrast that to her view of 2023, which she described as an excellent, easy vintage.
There are three wines from this estate, mirroring to some extent the Bordeaux-based owners' origins. After the top-shelf Cathiard Vineyard Proprietary Red comes the Founding Brothers Red Wine, a second wine, which can include some older-vine and hillside lots that just didn't work in the flagship bottling. Hora is an introduction to the property, made from young vine fruit off the valley floor. All three of the bottlings are balanced and relatively restrained in alcohol; the top two wines are structured and age-worthy.
Published: Oct 17, 2024
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
James Suckling
Score
98
Avg Price (ex-tax)
$ 412
Cathiard Vineyard Napa Valley 2022
Wednesday, Mar 05, 2025
Color
Red
Country
United States
Region
California
Vintage
2022
Download Shelftalker
The Cathiard estate's flagship wine is super concentrated, superfine in texture, built for long aging but also enticing to drink soon. It is made from 100% cabernet sauvignon from the oldest vines on the property, planted in 1978. Beautiful flavors of creme de cassis, black cherries, blueberries, orange zest and bitter chocolate are layered and almost delicate. Drinkable now, but best from 2030.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
99/100
Drinks Business 99/100 : “Excellent. Denser, plumper, richer and more aromatically expressive than Promontory but almost equally impressive in its purity and balance. Intensely floral with those parfumier’s essences of violets and rose petals. Damson fruit confit. Black cherry. Blueberry. This is sumptuous and gracious with amazing poise and harmony and the most plunge-pool core. Fabulous with a lovely hint of graphite enrobing the fruits. So juicy despite the density”.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
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Geschiedenis van Cathiard Family Estate
De familie Cathiard is geen onbekende in de wijnwereld. In Frankrijk hebben ze hun sporen al ruimschoots verdiend met prestigieuze domeinen in Bordeaux. Toen Florence en Daniel Cathiard hun blik naar Californië richtten, lag de focus meteen op Napa Valley. Daar zagen ze een kans om de ervaring uit Frankrijk te combineren met de unieke Californische terroirs. Het domein in Rutherford groeide uit tot Cathiard Family Estate, een plek waar oude kennis en nieuwe invloeden samenkomen. Het verhaal gaat dus niet alleen over een nieuw project, maar ook over een brug tussen continenten.
Cathiard Family Estate in Napa Valley
Het wijnhuis ligt in Rutherford, een gebied dat bekendstaat om Cabernet Sauvignon van topniveau. Napa Valley trekt al decennia wijnliefhebbers uit de hele wereld, en Cathiard Family Estate is een van de jongere namen die er nu stevig voet aan de grond hebben. Hun stijl is vol, expressief en tegelijk verfijnd, wat goed aansluit bij wat veel liefhebbers zoeken in Napa-wijnen. Het is dan ook geen verrassing dat Cathiard snel populariteit wint, zeker bij consumenten die zowel klassiek als modern waarderen.
Populariteit en groeipatroon
Hoewel het domein pas relatief kort in Napa actief is, groeit de bekendheid snel. Aanvankelijk vooral via kenners en verzamelaars, maar inmiddels ook bij een breder publiek. De combinatie van Franse traditie en Californische energie spreekt veel mensen aan. Bekende wijnschrijvers hebben al lovende recensies gegeven, waardoor de wijnen een plek kregen op internationale markten. Steeds meer restaurants en wijnspeciaalzaken nemen ze op in hun assortiment. Het groeipatroon is duidelijk: van niche naar gevestigde naam, en dat in een indrukwekkend tempo.
Interessante feitjes over Cathiard Family Estate
- De wijngaarden liggen op de historische terroirs van Rutherford, waar ooit enkele van de eerste Napa-wijnstokken werden geplant.
- De Cathiards werken met kleinschalige vinificatie: elk perceel wordt apart gevinifieerd om de diversiteit van de wijngaard te behouden.
- Het domein is duurzaam ingericht, met aandacht voor waterbeheer en biodiversiteit in de wijngaarden.
- Naast Cabernet Sauvignon worden er ook kleine hoeveelheden Merlot en Petit Verdot aangeplant, die bijdragen aan de complexiteit van de blends.
- De familie pendelt nog steeds regelmatig tussen Bordeaux en Napa, waardoor er een constante uitwisseling van ideeën plaatsvindt.
Cathiard Family Estate online bestellen?
De wijnen van Cathiard Family Estate zijn verkrijgbaar bij Grandcruwijnen. Ze liggen opgeslagen in ons geconditioneerde Wine Warehouse in Dordrecht, zodat ze perfect worden bewaard. Bestel je online, dan kun je kiezen voor afhalen. Daarbij krijg je direct korting, zichtbaar zodra je bij het afrekenen voor ‘Afhalen’ kiest.
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