About Melka Estates
Philippe and Cherie Melka's winemaker-driven luxury Napa Valley Cabernet program — the acclaimed consulting winemaker behind Gemstone, Lail, and Bryan
Melka Estates is the personal wine project of Philippe Melka — one of Napa Valley's most sought-after consulting winemakers, whose client list has included Bryant Family Vineyard, Lail Vineyards, Gemstone, and Seavey Vineyard among the most critically acclaimed and allocation-controlled wine programs in the valley.
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Melka Estates isMelka Estates is the personal wine project of Philippe Melka — one of Napa Valley's most sought-after consulting winemakers, whose client list has included Bryant Family Vineyard, Lail Vineyards, Gemstone, and Seavey Vineyard among the most critically acclaimed and allocation-controlled wine programs in the valley.
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Philippe Melka's BordeauxPhilippe Melka's Bordeaux training at Château Pétrus, Haut-Brion, and Mouton Rothschild established a winemaking philosophy grounded in Burgundian vineyard specificity and First Growth cellar precision that he has applied to every consulting client project and to his own Melka Estates program since 1999.
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The estate winesThe estate wines — CJ, Métisse, and Mekerra — represent Philippe and Cherie Melka's personal expression of what the Napa Valley's finest Cabernet Sauvignon terroir produces when Bordeaux First Growth cellar precision guides every winemaking decision without the commercial compromises that larger production programs inevitably introduce.
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Featured Wines
Cabernet Sauvignon
CJ Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley / Melka Estate
Melka's flagship and most critically recognized expression — CJ Cabernet (named for their son) from the finest Napa Valley terroir Philippe Melka's consulting network identifies, consistently earning 96–100 points from Wine Advocate for the Bordeaux First Growth precision and Napa Valley concentration that Philippe's Pétrus and Haut-Brion training produces.
Estate
★★★★☆
Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Métisse
Napa Valley / Melka Estate
Melka's Bordeaux-blend expression — Métisse combining Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot and Cabernet Franc in the most classically Bordeaux-inspired format of Philippe Melka's personal Napa Valley program, showing what his Mouton Rothschild training produces in a multi-variety blend from the valley's finest sourcing partnerships.
Estate
★★★★☆
Cabernet Sauvignon
Mekerra
Napa Valley / Melka Estate
Philippe Melka's estate third-label expression — Mekerra Napa Valley Cabernet at a slightly more accessible tier than CJ, demonstrating the same Bordeaux First Growth cellar precision at a price point that broadens access to the Melka Estates program without compromising the winemaking philosophy that earns 96–100 point recognition at the flagship level.
Estate
★★★★☆
Sauvignon Blanc
Cherie Sauvignon Blanc
Napa Valley / Melka Estate
Philippe Melka's most personal white expression — Cherie Sauvignon Blanc named for his wife, showing what the First Growth-trained winemaker's Napa Valley sourcing conviction and Bordeaux blanc philosophy produces in California's most food-first Loire-varietal white wine expression.
Estate
★★★★☆
Tasting Experiences
Book on Tock →Philippe Melka Private Appointment
Intimate appointment with one of Napa Valley's most acclaimed consulting winemakers — CJ, Métisse, and Mekerra at 96–100 points from Philippe Melka's personal Bordeaux-precision Napa Valley program. Often hosted personally by Philippe or Cherie Melka. The most technically sophisticated winemaker-connected appointment in the valley.
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