Showcasing Napa’s celebrated 2018 Napa vintage, this virtually flawless Cabernet blend dazzles from the start with a velvety-rich texture and scents of freshly baked tollhouse cookies. Monumental in its grandeur, the palate of this new Cabernet boasts notes of dark chocolate truffles intermingled with deeply concentrated black fruit (currants, plums, dates) deftly balanced across a long-lasting finish of statuesque proportions. This new Ampersand 2018 promises to offer a transcendental experience for the next 10 years and could merit another point along the way in our estimate. That said, don’t delay your first ride on this thrill ride; go ahead and pop a cork tonight for a true show-stopper experience (decanting for 30 minutes recommended prior to 2024) with grilled meats or aged cheeses!

Levy & McClellan Winery

After years of practicing the skills of their shared passion at other venues, husband and wife team Bob Levy & Martha McClellan are grateful for the unique opportunity to unite their individual experiences in Levy & McClellan, an independent endeavor of their own. Bob Levy was the founding Winemaker of Harlan Estate and has been at the winery since its inception. Martha McClellan also made wines at Harlan from 1995 through 2000. In 2001, she went to renowned Napa Valley vineyard Sloan Estate, located in Rutherford, and is their Winemaker to this day (as of 2022).

In 1999, Bob and Martha launched Levy & McClellan upon acquiring a small estate (only 6 acres) in the perfect location, above Calistoga in the foothills of the Mayacamas mountains. Here, they have been able to pursue an eco-conscious, future-minded approach to winemaking, cultivating individual lots and yielding some of the finest, most sought-after wines in the world.