Pilcrow is a love letter to the Napa Valley circa 1955 wherein we celebrate handicraft in wine.

Our wines are high-toned, SAVORY, place-driven, organically grown, OLD-SCHOOL, low oak, LOWER IN ALCOHOL, bright, ZERO RESIDUAL SUGAR, and long-lived. In other words; our wines will not only transport you to the Napa Valley they’ll take you back in time.

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Archer & Byrd

95+

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

The Wine Independent

“The single-varietal 2021 Archer & Byrd Cabernet Sauvignon is deep garnet-purple in color. Notes of black cherries, fresh blueberries, and blackcurrant pastilles prance from the glass, followed by showy nuances of menthol, iris bulb, fragrant soil, and incense. Light to medium-bodied in the mouth, the palate is refreshing and tight-knit, delivering firm, grainy tannins and a lively backbone to support the delicate fruit, finishing with a quiet intensity. This comes from a biodynamic, dry-farmed single vineyard at an elevation of 1,020 feet on Mt. Veeder and was aged 22 months in French barriques, 28% new. 138 cases were made.”

Ghost Block

96

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

The Wine Independent

“Deep garnet-purple in color, the single-varietal 2021 Ghost Block Cabernet Sauvignon sashays out with gregarious notes of Morello cherries, black raspberries, and redcurrant preserves leading to hints of red roses, iron ore, underbrush, and cinnamon stick. The medium-bodied palate is vibrant and racy, delivering shimmery red and black berry layers with ripe, grainy tannins, finishing on a lingering ferrous note. This comes from an organic-certified single vineyard in Yountville and was aged 22 months in French barriques, 30% new. 242 cases were made.”

Glass Rock

95 - 97

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

The Wine Independent

“The single-varietal 2022 Glass Rock Cabernet Sauvignon is the first vintage of this new vineyard site for Pilcrow. Tasted as a barrel sample, it is being aged in French barriques, 40% new, and is due to be bottled in July 2024. Deep purple-black in color, it sails out of the glass with energetic notes of redcurrant jelly and freshly crushed blackcurrants followed by hints of violets, wild sage, crushed rocks, and damp soil plus a hint of mossy tree bark. The light to medium-bodied palate is bright and crunchy, with firm, grainy tannins and a lively line of wonderfully refreshing acidity, finishing with great length and a real skip in its step.”

Granite Lake

97+

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

The Wine Independent

“Deep garnet-purple in color, the single-varietal 2021 Granite Lake Cabernet Sauvignon rockets out with a firework display of ripe blackberries, mulberries, and warm cassis opening out to an undercurrent of tapenade, cardamom, and garrigue plus a waft of star anise. The medium-bodied palate is completely coated with ripe black berry and earthy layers supported by very firm yet ripe tannins and beautiful tension, finishing with lots of long-lasting savory sparks. This is like sipping a beautiful mountainside forest. It comes from a single vineyard on Howell Mountain at an elevation of 2,097 feet and was aged 22 months in French barriques, 30% new. 235 cases were made.”

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About

“Our goal is to make the best Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon of the 1950s.”

We fell in love with the Napa Valley over two decades ago. And, much to the dismay of the cynical, we have seen our joy and adoration of this valley (and its characters) deepen and become enriched over the years. We find inspiration in the valley's past and the wines made by the icons of the 50s, 60s and 70s like Lee Stewart, Nathan Fay, Bob Travers, Bob Sessions, Al Brounstein, and so many more.

It is through Pilcrow that we demonstrate our love of quiet wines—ones that value grace and thoughtfulness and that amplify terroir. By searching for, valuing, and safeguarding the differentiating characteristics of each vineyard we stay alert, as winemakers, to the exceptional possibilities of each wine. And we do it all analog.

We’d like to thank the many mentors and thoughtful vintners like Jean-Michel Comme, Jean-Nicolas Méo, Maria Teresa Mascarello, Marco DiGiulio, Keith Emerson, Toshiaki Wakayama, and Trevor Chlanda whom have helped define, challenge, and develop the wine itself. To all of these real-life icons (and to the mentors-in-a-bottle we never got to meet) we thank you for enriching our lives and teaching us well.