Exclusive: Staglin Family and Neighbor Team Up to Purchase Historic Napa Valley Vineyard

Jul 17, 2015

(WineSpectator) - Napa Valley’s Staglin Family Vineyards has teamed up with neighbor Suzanne Deal Booth to buy a historic property that adjoins both of their vineyards. The 19-acre Fahrig Ranch in Rutherford is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, which Staglin and Booth will vinify, possibly for single-vineyard wines. The purchase price was not disclosed.

“[Fahrig Ranch] is adjacent to Suzanne’s property, which is adjacent to our property,” Shari Staglin told Wine Spectator. “[Booth] has been a very good partner, and we want this property because it’s great.”

The Fahrig land was once part of a 368-acre ranch founded by the Steckter family in 1864. When Garen and Shari Staglin established their winery in 1985, they purchased a 50-acre parcel of the Steckter property that was once the source of Beaulieu Vineyard’s Georges de Latour Private Reserve bottling.

In 1987, the Staglins purchased an additional hillside plot, and in 2007 they acquired the original Steckter home. With this new sale, the family controls 101 contiguous acres of vineyards in Rutherford.

This isn’t the first time the Staglins and Booth have formed a partnership. Booth first entered the Napa wine scene when she bought the nearby 18-acre Bella Oaks Vineyard in 2010. Founded by Belle and Barney Rhodes, Bella Oaks was best known as the source of vineyard-designated Cabernets from Heitz Cellars. After Booth purchased Bella Oaks, she commissioned the Staglins to both farm the property and produce a Booth Bella Oaks Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon under the Staglin label. The first vintage, 2012, was released this year.

Staglin is known for Cabernet Sauvignons and Chardonnays from their estate vineyard, made by a winemaking team that includes viticulturist David Abreu, winemaker Fredrik Johansson and consulting enologist Michel Rolland. And the Staglin children are taking on larger roles at the company—Shannon is now president and Brandon is director of marketing communications.


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