After living and working in the Napa Valley for over 15 years, I have finally created the first wine released under Whitlatch Cellars…
2021 Napa Valley Red Blend
55% Cabernet Franc & 45% Cabernet Sauvignon
From high atop the Vaca Mountains of Napa Valley, this bold and fruit forward wine was crafted using a blend of premium Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, cave aged for 30 months in 100% new French oak barrels.
This wine pays homage to many of my heroes in the valley. Without their guidance and inspiration along the way, this wine would not have been possible to make.
I am honored to get to work with these amazing grapes, and to release this wine as the first of many from Whitlatch Cellars!
The inspiration for the logo comes from the cursive “W” of my Grandfather Lester Whitlatch, pictured above. Long before PhotoShop was invented, there were other ways of doing things. In order to digitize the handwritten ink version and make it more bold, my mother traced the “W” onto black construction paper, cut it out, scanned it and emailed it to me. I appreciate being able to see the edges of her scissor lines as she cut out the shape of the letter.