Gentleman Farmer
P.O. Box 3449
Yountville, CA 94599
707-637-3998
www.poemcellars.com
The Gentleman Farmer brand is an extension of the partnership that originally started Poem Cellars, made up of a couple of Napa-based hoteliers and the wine director of one of Napa's top restaurants, the Michelin-starred La Toque. Poem Cellars' wines are small lot Cabernet Sauvignon-based blends meant to bridge the gap between Napa's penchant for overwhelmingly large showcase wines and the requirements of the table (a sensitivity, no doubt, close to the heart of the sommelier in the founding trio). The name Poem Cellars derives from a passage from Robert Louis Stevenson about wine in California, which he called "bottled poetry."
Napa Valley is the heart and soul of the California wine industry. Running north to south, the valley is 34 miles long and defined by mountain ranges and its proximity to the Pacific Ocean. Its temperate climate, coupled with over 30 different soil types, make Napa Valley one of the world¹s premier
wine regions. Within "The Valley," there are 15 distinct American Viticultural Areas (AVA s), each with a unique microclimate, running from the warmer, drier locale of Calistoga at the valley¹s northern end to the cool, windy and foggy hills of Carneros, set right up against San Pablo Bay.