Clos Du Val Winery

Clos du Val a winery located in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, California. Founded in 1972, it earned global recognition in 1976 with its involvement in the famed Judgement of Paris in 1976. Clos du Val is French for “small vineyard estate of a small valley."

Clos du Val Winery
Location	Napa, California, USA
Coordinates
Appellation	Stags Leap District AVA
Founded	1972
First vintage	1972
Key people	Olav Goelet, Third-Generation Owner Carmel Greenberg, Winemaker Bernard Portet, Founding Winemaker
Parent company	Goelet Wine Estates
Known for	Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon
Varietals	Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc
Distribution	national
Tasting	Reservations Required
Website	http://www.closduval.com

History

Clos du Val was first recognized for its involvement in the 1976 Judgement of Paris in which it submitted its 1972 Cabernet Sauvignon. Ten years later in 1986, the same wine took first place in a rematch of the original 1976 Judgement of Paris entrants. Still family-owned today, Clos du Val farms two estate vineyards in the Stags Leap District and Yountville appellations and continues to craft wines of balance and complexity.

Awards

Exterior of Clos du Val Winery.

The winery received international recognition when its first vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon (1972) achieved eighth place in the Judgment of Paris.

In the French Culinary Institute Wine Tasting of 1986, Clos Du Val Winery won first place.

In The Judgment of Paris 30th Anniversary, the judges awarded Clos du Val fifth place.

Further reading

• Taber, George M. Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting that revolutionized wine. NY: Scribner, 2005.

External links

• Clos du Val Winery
• The Judgment of Paris