Staglin Family Vineyard Salus Chardonnay Napa Valley 2017

This wine, this estate, the history, the cast of characters - it’s all a bit too much! This is the sort of an A-LIST ensemble typically reserved for Hollywood’s big studio summer blockbusters. Originally planted in the 1860s by the Sullivan family (descendants of the de Latours of Bordeaux, founders of Beaulieu Vineyards), this western Rutherford Bench site was re-planted under the guidance of the legendary André Tchelistcheff in 1963 (with fruit consistently finding its way into BV’s top bottlings). The Staglin’s purchased the vineyards in 1985 and have added nearly 40 years of continued excellence to the portfolio.