B Cellars offers some very good wines that include different
varietals and blends than what one usually finds in Napa
Valley. The wines were
consistently appealing, and the service was exceptional. Special thanks to Monica,
our wine host, for being so friendly and helpful and for providing us with some
cheese and olives to accompany the breadsticks that were on the counter.
B Cellars was founded in 2003 and is located on the Silverado Trail near Calistoga. The B stands for Brix. They are open without appointment and the tasting is $15. B Cellars offers something different from the usual Napa Valley winery fare, with some unusual Italian varietals and interesting blends.
Our tasting began with the B Cellars 2010 Blend 23-Chardonnay/Sauvignon Blanc/Viognier at $35. This was a very nice, refreshing, well-balanced wine that would make nice summer drinking. Even better was the B Cellars 2009 Sangiovese at $41. We also had the B Cellars 2008 Blend 24 Cabernet Sauvignon/Sangiovese/Petite Sirah/Syrah, Super Tuscan style ($47), the 2007 Blend 25 Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah ($55) and the 2007 Caldwell’s Kreuzer Canyon Syrah ($45). Our favorite of these three was the Blend 24, which was a Super Tuscan style wine that was very drinkable, with blackberry on the palate and a long finish. The other wine that we especially enjoyed was the B Cellars 2008 Synergy Cabernet Sauvignon ($55). This had a great nose and was a rather fruit forward Cab with cherry and blackberry on the palate and good tannins. All of the wines we tasted at B Cellars, though, were good. We enjoyed our visit to B Cellars and think you would also.
Visited 2/14/2012
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