Ahnfeldt Wines
About
Our goal is to make handcrafted, elegant, complex and yet smooth world-class wines using grapes only from our own vineyards. We developed, planted, and nurtured our vineyards, paying attention to even the smallest detail. Wine begins in the vineyards. When phenomenal grapes are combined with a world class consulting winemaker, the results are some of the finest wines produced in the Napa Valley. We invite you to taste and to enjoy our wines at uncorked at Oxbow.
Location Description
Located in the heart of Napa Valley, California.
Features
- Hand crafted world-class wines.
Additional Information
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Average Bottle Price
$ 40
Winemaker
Consulting Winemaker Paul Hobbs, Winemaker Julian Gonzalez, and Crossbarn Operations Director Jason Valenti will now be producing the Ahnfeldt and Carducci lines of premium wines.
Bruce Ahnfeldt and Celeste Carducci-Ahnfeldt are very pleased and enthusiastic about their new wine making relations with the Hobb’s Team. Paul’s wines have achieved national and international acclaim, and he is recognized for his vineyard knowledge, winemaking philosophy, and his passion for making single vineyard wines.
Paul attended the University of California at Davis in the enology department. This led to employment at the Robert Mondavi Winery where he was the Head Enologist on the Opus One team in 1981. He founded the Paul Hobbs Winery in 1991, and later in the 1990’s his partners and he formed the Vina Cobos winery in Argentina. Since that time, he has been a consultant for wineries in Chile, Europe, and a number of wineries in California including Peter Michael, and Lewis.
Paul was the first winemaker featured on Bloomberg Television’s lifestyle segment Night Talk, and he was twice names by Robert Parker as “Wine Personality of the Year”.
Bruce Ahnfeldt and Celeste Carducci-Ahnfeldt are very pleased and enthusiastic about their new wine making relations with the Hobb’s Team. Paul’s wines have achieved national and international acclaim, and he is recognized for his vineyard knowledge, winemaking philosophy, and his passion for making single vineyard wines.
Paul attended the University of California at Davis in the enology department. This led to employment at the Robert Mondavi Winery where he was the Head Enologist on the Opus One team in 1981. He founded the Paul Hobbs Winery in 1991, and later in the 1990’s his partners and he formed the Vina Cobos winery in Argentina. Since that time, he has been a consultant for wineries in Chile, Europe, and a number of wineries in California including Peter Michael, and Lewis.
Paul was the first winemaker featured on Bloomberg Television’s lifestyle segment Night Talk, and he was twice names by Robert Parker as “Wine Personality of the Year”.
History
There’s a new energy stirring in Old Town Napa these days, thanks in part to the blended efforts of Celeste Carducci-Ahnfeldt and her husband Bruce Ahnfeldt, owners of Ahnfeldt Wines, McClelland-Priest Bed & Breakfast Inn, and Uncorked at Oxbow.
Bruce came to the Napa Valley in the mid-1980s as an attorney and began growing grapes, which he sold to wineries for decades. Serendipitously, Celeste—who had experience in both the wine and the hospitality business— also moved to the Napa Valley in the mid-1980s, where she purchased a historic mansion in Old Town Napa and created the elegant six-room McClelland-Priest Bed and Breakfast Inn.
It wasn’t until the new millennium that Bruce launched Ahnfeldt Wines. He and Celeste became a couple in 2005, and they began exploring the potential of downtown Napa and the exciting ways they could blend wine and hospitality.
Bruce came to the Napa Valley in the mid-1980s as an attorney and began growing grapes, which he sold to wineries for decades. Serendipitously, Celeste—who had experience in both the wine and the hospitality business— also moved to the Napa Valley in the mid-1980s, where she purchased a historic mansion in Old Town Napa and created the elegant six-room McClelland-Priest Bed and Breakfast Inn.
It wasn’t until the new millennium that Bruce launched Ahnfeldt Wines. He and Celeste became a couple in 2005, and they began exploring the potential of downtown Napa and the exciting ways they could blend wine and hospitality.
Practices & Techniques
All of the grapes for our wines are grown in Napa Valley Vineyards which we develop, planted and nurtured.
Throughout the growing season, meticulous attention is given to each of the vineyards so that the finest quality grapes are produced. Ahnfeldt Vineyard Management LLC managed by our son Garrett, was formed in 2003 to farm these vineyards and ensure that attention is given to even the smallest details of growing fabulous grapes.
In the winter, the vines are pruned, and thereafter trained in the spring, as the vine shoots sprout. The blend of the grapes from our different vineyards with their differences in soil conditions, rootstock, clones, and micro climates produce grapes which make complex, yet smooth elegant wines.
Throughout the growing season, meticulous attention is given to each of the vineyards so that the finest quality grapes are produced. Ahnfeldt Vineyard Management LLC managed by our son Garrett, was formed in 2003 to farm these vineyards and ensure that attention is given to even the smallest details of growing fabulous grapes.
In the winter, the vines are pruned, and thereafter trained in the spring, as the vine shoots sprout. The blend of the grapes from our different vineyards with their differences in soil conditions, rootstock, clones, and micro climates produce grapes which make complex, yet smooth elegant wines.
Estate Vineyards / AVA
Kreuse Canyon Vineyard:
This hillside Cabernet vineyard is located in South East portion of Napa Valley known as the Tulcay-Coombsville region. Test pits were dug to examine the soil characteristics and analyze the soil. After laboratory analysis, rootstock was chosen with Cabernet Clone Four grafted onto it. The characteristics of the grapes from this vineyard are fruity and smooth with just the right amount of tannins.
Monticello Vineyard:
Located near Silverado County Club, this Cabernet vineyard is planted on fertile soil and borders Sarco Creek. Wappo Indians lived on this land and a short distance up Sarco Creek from this vineyard is a recognized Indian historical site.
After extensive analysis, rootstock was planted and clones 337 and 4 chosen and grafted onto the rootstock. Additional Bordeaux varieties of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc were also planted. These grapes will be used to blend with the Cabernet and Merlot grapes to produce a classic Bordeaux blend.
Hardman Vineyard:
Merlot grapes from this vineyard, located in the Eastern portion of the mid Napa Valley, are used for our Merlot Wine and also used to blend into the Cabernet wine.
Soils analysis revealed a layer of clay under the fertile top soil. The appropriate root stock was selected for these soil conditions. This vineyard produces a smooth, fruity yet bold Merlot.
This hillside Cabernet vineyard is located in South East portion of Napa Valley known as the Tulcay-Coombsville region. Test pits were dug to examine the soil characteristics and analyze the soil. After laboratory analysis, rootstock was chosen with Cabernet Clone Four grafted onto it. The characteristics of the grapes from this vineyard are fruity and smooth with just the right amount of tannins.
Monticello Vineyard:
Located near Silverado County Club, this Cabernet vineyard is planted on fertile soil and borders Sarco Creek. Wappo Indians lived on this land and a short distance up Sarco Creek from this vineyard is a recognized Indian historical site.
After extensive analysis, rootstock was planted and clones 337 and 4 chosen and grafted onto the rootstock. Additional Bordeaux varieties of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc were also planted. These grapes will be used to blend with the Cabernet and Merlot grapes to produce a classic Bordeaux blend.
Hardman Vineyard:
Merlot grapes from this vineyard, located in the Eastern portion of the mid Napa Valley, are used for our Merlot Wine and also used to blend into the Cabernet wine.
Soils analysis revealed a layer of clay under the fertile top soil. The appropriate root stock was selected for these soil conditions. This vineyard produces a smooth, fruity yet bold Merlot.
Awards
Gold Medal–2015 San Francisco Chronicle International Wine Competition.
Gold Medal-2015 American Fine Wines Competition.
Double Gold – 2015 American Fine Wines Competition
Gold Medal-2015 American Fine Wines Competition.
Double Gold – 2015 American Fine Wines Competition
