Stags' Leap

Stags' Leap is a wine estate in Napa Valley, where the Grigsby family planted grapes in 1872. Thirteen years later, the family transferred the land to W.W. Thompson and H.H. Harris. The property later changed hands again when Carl Doumani sold it to Beringer in late 1996. In July 2022, Ludovic joined the winery as General Manager and Senior Winemaker.

The 240-acre estate has 85 acres under vine along the Silverado Trail, five miles north of Napa and east of the Napa River. Its vineyard is divided into 23 blocks according to soil type and sun exposure, with plantings across the valley floor and hillside slopes. Most blocks grow Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah and Merlot, while a five-acre plot contains head-trained, dry-farmed vines.