2019 Williams Selyem Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Vineyard Georges III Napa Valley 750 ml

Some wineries can claim to have “started it all.” Others can claim to set the standard today.

Williams Selyem is the undisputed Sonoma County icon that can do both. 

They awakened the world to the glory of Golden State Pinot Noir, and year in and year out, they create some of the most sought-after reds made in the United States. This wine, however, is an outlier. Representing a rare sojourn by Williams Selyem into Napa Valley, it’s a Rutherford Cabernet that most collectors don’t know exists—let alone get the chance to experience.

Beckstoffer Vineyard Georges III, situated on the eastern edge of Napa Valley’s Rutherford AVA, has been one of the finest winegrowing sites in California for more than a century. It was originally part of a gift given to Elizabeth Rutherford by her grandfather, early Napa Valley settler George Yount. The first vines were planted by Rutherford in 1895, and the plot became known as Beaulieu Vineyard Number 3 after BV founder Georges de Latour purchased the site in 1928. 

For the next six decades, the 300-acre parcel was home to the BV wines crafted by André Tchelistcheff, which established Napa Valley Cabernet as some of the finest in the world. Beckstoffer Vineyards, Napa Valley’s preeminent grower, purchased the site in 1988, and it now consists of 251 planted acres of Cabernet Sauvignon.

The opportunity to taste this one-of-a-kind vineyard interpreted by one of the most renowned producers in California is a rare treat—especially when it comes from a fantastic vintage like 2019. This bottle will turn heads when you bring it up from the cellar—and earn raves when you pop it open.