Beaulieu Vineyard — Napa Valley / Rutherford Winery & Tasting Room

Napa Valley / Rutherford · Rutherford AVA
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Hours
Daily 10am–5pm
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Phone
(707) 257-5749
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Tasting Fee
From $35
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Reservations
Recommended
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Est.
1900

About Beaulieu Vineyard

Beaulieu Vineyard is a dedicated estate winery in historic Rutherford sub-appellation celebrated for the "Rutherford dust" tannin character, producing wines that reflect the character of deep gravelly loam soils and the signature Rutherford bench. The 1900 estate that defined Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon — Georges de Latour's 125-year-old Rutherford property produ. The estate's commitment to quality viticulture and site-specific winemaking has earned Beaulieu Vineyard a respected place among the region's most consistent and genuinely food-friendly producers.

The Rutherford growing environment shapes everything Beaulieu Vineyard produces. Deep gravelly loam soils and the signature rutherford bench define the estate's vineyard character, contributing the structure, natural acidity, and terroir specificity that distinguish the finest wines from this appellation. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot form the backbone of the portfolio, with each variety expressing a distinct facet of the estate's unique growing conditions. Winemaking at Beaulieu Vineyard prioritizes transparency and balance over extraction, allowing the appellation's natural character to lead rather than winemaker intervention.

Visitors to Beaulieu Vineyard can expect a genuine and unhurried tasting experience that reflects the estate's commitment to quality and hospitality. The tasting room provides an authentic introduction to the estate wines and the Rutherford appellation. Whether visiting for a focused flight or a deeper exploration of the estate's vineyard programs, Beaulieu Vineyard offers the kind of direct producer experience that wine tourism in California wine country is built on — knowledgeable, welcoming, and genuinely connected to the land and the wines it produces.

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Beaulieu Vineyard isBeaulieu Vineyard is one of California wine's most historically irreplaceable institutions.
When French-born GeorgesWhen French-born Georges de Latour and his wife Fernande established the Rutherford estate in 1900 — naming it 'Beaulieu' (French for 'beautiful place,' pronounced 'bowl-you' by the locals) after being enchanted by the specific Rutherford terrain — they began a wine program that would survive Prohibition, the Depression, two World Wars, and 125 years of continuous California wine production.
The estate's mostThe estate's most historically significant moment came in 1938, when Georges de Latour recruited a young Russian-born enologist named André Tchelistcheff from Louis Pasteur's Institut National Agronomique in Paris.
"The 1900 estate that defined Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon — Georges de Latour's 125-year-old Rutherford property produ"
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Featured Wines

Cabernet Sauvignon
Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet
Rutherford / BV Estate
Napa Valley's oldest continuously produced reserve wine — Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon produced every vintage since 1936, André Tchelistcheff's 'Rutherford Dust' terroir philosophy expressed in the most historically unbroken thread of Napa Valley fine wine available, earning 95–98 points in its finest vintages.
Estate
★★★★☆
Bordeaux Blend
Tapestry Reserve
Napa Valley / Rutherford Estate
BV's premium Bordeaux blend combining Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc from Rutherford estate and Napa Valley sourcing in the most comprehensively Bordeaux-inspired expression of the 125-year BV estate program outside the flagship Georges de Latour Private Reserve.
Estate
★★★★☆
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley / Rutherford
BV's most broadly accessible Rutherford Cabernet — Napa Valley estate Cab showing the Rutherford Dust terroir character that André Tchelistcheff identified as Napa Valley's most distinctive growing environment at the most approachable pricing of the 125-year BV estate program.
Estate
★★★★☆
Cabernet Sauvignon
Clone 6 Cabernet Sauvignon
Rutherford / BV Estate
BV's most site-specific single-clone expression — Clone 6 Cabernet from a specific BV Rutherford estate selection that has produced wines of extraordinary individual character within the Rutherford Dust terroir framework that André Tchelistcheff developed during his 35-year BV tenure.
Estate
★★★★☆

Tasting Experiences

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Discover Beaulieu Tasting
Daily tasting at one of Napa Valley's most historically significant wineries (1900) — current Cabernet Sauvignon alongside the Georges de Latour Private Reserve in the reimagined 1885 stone winery hospitality center that embodies 125 years of BV Rutherford estate excellence.
$35
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Collector's Cabernet Journey
BV's most historically immersive experience — library vintages of Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Clone 6, and Madame de Latour showcasing 125 years of continuous BV Rutherford Cabernet production and the full range of what Tchelistcheff's Rutherford Dust philosophy has produced across decades.
$85
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Vinyl Room Experience
BV's most distinctive tasting format — wines by the glass while spinning classic records from Fleetwood Mac, Culture Club, and other beloved artists in the retro-inspired Vinyl Room. Reservations required.
$55

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