Clos du Val

Clos du Val is a winery founded in 1972 by John Goelet, with an estate in the Stags Leap District. Owner Olav Goelet leads the winery and works alongside winemaker Carmel Greenberg.

Clos du Val crafts Bordeaux-style blends in a cool, sheltered valley with coastal winds and soils formed by the erosion of volcanic palisades. One blend combines primarily Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot. The winery also blends Sauvignon Blanc with Sémillon. At its Hirondelle Estate, sheep graze cover crops, converting them to fertilizer and aerating the soil with their hooves. Its wines include Yettalil, a blend from its Stags Leap District estate, and Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, made in every vintage since 1972.