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Carter Cellars — Yountville Winery & Tasting Room

Napa Valley / Yountville · Napa Valley AVA
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Hours
By invitation only
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Phone
(707) 944-8104
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Tasting Fee
By invitation
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Est.
2002

About Carter Cellars

Carter Cellars is Mark Carter's personal Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon project — his English-heritage surname on a label that accesses some of the valley's most coveted vineyard sources, including Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville (one of California's most historically significant Cabernet Sauvignon sites) and Beckstoffer George III Vineyard. These vineyard relationships represent decades of trust between Beckstoffer Vineyards and producers who have demonstrated the commitment to handling the fruit with maximum care.

Mark Carter's winemaking philosophy centers on site transparency: each vineyard source produces a distinct wine that expresses the specific character of that block rather than being blended into a house-style Napa Valley Cabernet. The To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet in particular has attracted extraordinary critical attention.

Wine Advocate has scored Carter Cellars' Beckstoffer To Kalon and George III Cabernets at 93–97 points, placing Mark Carter's surname-eponymous label among the valley's most critically celebrated cult Cabernet programs.

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Carter Cellars isCarter Cellars is Mark Carter's personal Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon project — his English-heritage surname on a label that accesses some of the valley's most coveted vineyard sources, including Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville (one of California's most historically significant Cabernet Sauvignon sites) and Beckstoffer George III Vineyard.
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These vineyard relationshipsThese vineyard relationships represent decades of trust between Beckstoffer Vineyards and producers who have demonstrated the commitment to handling the fruit with maximum care.
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Mark Carter's winemakingMark Carter's winemaking philosophy centers on site transparency: each vineyard source produces a distinct wine that expresses the specific character of that block rather than being blended into a house-style Napa Valley Cabernet.
"Mark Carter's 2002 Napa Valley Carter-English-heritage-winemaker-surname-eponymously-naming Cabernet Sauvignon boutique "
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Featured Wines

Cabernet Sauvignon
Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon
Oakville / Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard
Carter Cellars' English-surname Beckstoffer To Kalon Cab — California's most historic Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard through Mark Carter's lens, 93–97 points from Wine Advocate.
Estate
★★★★☆
Cabernet Sauvignon
Beckstoffer George III Cabernet Sauvignon
Rutherford / Beckstoffer George III Vineyard
Carter Cellars' winemaker-surname George III Cab — the Rutherford Bench Beckstoffer block producing 93–96 point Wine Advocate Cabernet through the Carter Cellars philosophy of vineyard transparency.
Estate
★★★★☆

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Carter Cellars By Private Invitation
Carter Cellars is accessible only by private invitation — Beckstoffer To Kalon and George III Cabernet at 93–97 points from Mark Carter's English-surname cult Napa Valley program.
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