About Barnett Vineyards
Hal and Fiona Barnett bought a 40-acre property on Spring Mountain in 1983 looking for a weekend escape from San Francisco fog, not a winery. They began planting vineyards in 1984, and when they couldn't find buyers for their grapes in 1989, they made their first vintage themselves with winemaker Kent Rasmussen, just 232 cases of estate Cabernet Sauvignon.
The estate's roughly 14 planted acres sit on steep, rocky 35-40 degree hillside terrain at about 2,000 feet elevation, requiring extensive terracing. David Tate, who previously worked at Ridge Vineyards and in Australia's Barossa Valley and France's Provence region, has been winemaker and general manager since 2007, continuing a house style built on minimal intervention and French oak aging.
Planted on 35-40 degree Spring Mountain slopes at roughly 2,000 feet, requiring hand-terracing of every row.
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Founded 1983Hal and Fiona Barnett planted the property after buying it as a weekend retreat; first vintage was 1989 with 232 cases.
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2,000-foot elevationVines grow on rocky 35-40 degree Spring Mountain slopes requiring hand terracing.
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By appointment onlyAll tastings are reserved in advance; no walk-ins.
"A small, family-owned Spring Mountain estate known for steep hillside Cabernet Sauvignon and a minimal-intervention winemaking philosophy under winemaker David Tate."
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Featured Wines
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Spring Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon
2021 · Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley
Estate-grown hillside Cabernet with aromas of cassis, dark plum and black licorice, rated 91 points by Robert Parker.
$99.99
MERLOT
Spring Mountain District Merlot
2022 · Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley
Estate Merlot from the same terraced hillside vineyard, aged in French oak.
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SAUVIGNON BLANC
Sauvignon Blanc
2023 · Napa Valley
Barnett's white wine bottling, sold alongside the estate reds through current releases.
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Current releases as listed at barnettvineyards.com/collection/current-releases and confirmed via retailer listings (wine.com), July 2026.
Tasting Experiences
Book on Tock →Tasting Experience
A guided flight of five current-release wines hosted by the hospitality team, offered daily at 10am, 12pm and 3pm.
$125
Library Tasting
Three library wines paired with current releases for a deeper look at vintage variation, Thursday-Saturday mornings.
$175
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