At Benn
ett Lane, we are blessed with a Napa Valley location that yields the finest quality grapes. In the cellar we make every effort to highlight this quality and bring it to fruition in the bottle. We are committed to minimal intervention and gentle handling, from the harvest to bottling. In this way, our wines can best express the essence of their terroir, or origin. The goal is to create elegant wines that are also rich in flavor.
We are reaching this goal each vintage, with award winning Napa Valley red wine. Bennett Lane has garnered an incredible total of 13 90+ Point wines from Wine Spectator in just the last four years. Among those, our 2006 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon & 2006 Syrah scored 92 Points and our current release 2005 Maximus scored 90 Points and was named one of California’s Outstanding Values.
Maximus 2007 White Feasting Wine
Price: 28.00
This highly anticipated release from Bennett Lane Winery is our white wine partner to our proprietary blend, Maximus. This Napa Valley white wine is a blend of 87% Sauvignon Blanc, 11% Chardonnay, and 2% Muscat. With aromas of orange blossom and honeysuckle, this aromatic white wine displays incredible notes of mandarin orange, key lime and white peaches. On the palate the wine is crisp and has bright flavors of nectarine, ruby red grapefruit and comice pear. The body is full and elegant with layers of fruit and a hint of minerality.
2005 Maximus White Feasting Wine scored 90 Points in Wine Spectator
A classy effort, ripe and refreshing, with creamy vibrant Meyer lemon, citrus, tangerine and nectarine flavors shaded by a hint of Key lime. Delicate and elegant, the finish goes on and on. Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Muscat. - J.L. Wine Profile
Vintage: 2007
Appellation: Napa Valley
Harvest Date: October 2007
Aging: Stainless Steel
Fermentation: No secondary Fermentation
Bottling Date: February 2008 Alcohol: 14.5%
Recommended Cellaring: 2008-2009
Los Carneros Reserve Chardonnay 2007 
Price: $45.00
This is our newest release from Bennett Lane Winery. The wine opens with aromas of ripe Fuji Apple and bakedpear tarte with hints of toasted hazelnut and vanillin oak. On the palate, crisp juicy Bartlett Pear flavors are complemented by a touch of barrel fermented nuttiness and luscious ripe fruit. The wine has a rich and long bright clean finish. Drinkable now, yet the lively acidity will allow the wine to age up to five plus years.
Wine Profile Vintage: 2007
Appellation: Los Carneros
Harvest Date: October 2007
Aging: French Oak
Fermentation: 30% Malolactic Fermentation
Alcohol: 14.5%
Recommended Cellaring: 2009-2012
Maximus 2005 Napa Valley 
Price: 35.00
Now is your chance to buy our latest Maximus Red Feasting Wine. This is still the best deal in the Napa Valley, with Wine Spectator calling this release an "Outstanding Value". With even more Cabernet in this blend than ever before, this deal has gotten even sweeter! The blend on the 2005 Maximus is 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 11% Syrah. The wine opens with aromas of dark cocoa, plum, ripe black cherry and subtle hints of vanilla. On the palate the wine displays flavors of black cherry, plum, blueberry and subtle layers of cinnamon, nutmeg and cedar. With elegant, velvety tannins that enhance the mouthfeel, the wine has a long fruit driven finish and pairs well with practically everything.
90 Points Wine Spectator Magazine "Firm, rich and intense, with ripe vivid blackberry and wild berry fruit and a mix of currant and raspberry. Keeps a tight focus on the finish." Wine Profile:
Vintage: 2005
Appellation: Napa Valley
Harvest Date: October 2005
Aging: New and Once Filled French and American Oak Barrels
Bottling Date: February 2007
Alcohol: 14.5%
Recommended Cellaring: 2008-2012
Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2005 
Price: $95.00
This 2005 release begins with aromas of cocoa, cherry and plum. Subtle hints of all spice, cedar and toffee develop in the glass as the wine opens. On the palate there are rich flavors of mocha, chocolate and raspberry that lead to an elegant finish, with layers of rich texture and incredible length. The fruit for this wine is sourced primarily from two of our favorite vineyards. The Taplin 2 block of Lewelling vineyard in St Helena has been a main component of our Reserve Cabernet since its first bottling in 2002. Farmed by our vineyard manager Doug Wight, this vineyard always shows as the best of the best in our cellar. The newest component of this wine is our own Lynch Family Vineyard, from owner Randy and Lisa's Estate in Calistoga.
91 Points Wine Spectator. " Perfumed floral and currant scents have a touch of cedar and nutmeg. Well-proportioned, elegant and concentrated, this finishes with a long, tapered aftertaste that firms up nicely. Best from 2010 through 2016."-J.L.
Wine Profile Vintage: 2005
Appellation: Napa Valley Harvest Date: October 2005
Aging: 18 months in French Oak, 30% New
Bottling Date: June 2007
Alcohol: 14.5
Recommended Cellaring: 2010-2014
Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2006
Price: 95.00
Dessert Wine 
Bennett Lane Napa Valley Dessert Wine
Price: 60.00 SOLD OUT
This is your chance to buy our extremely limited non-vintage dessert wine. There were less than 100 cases made of this traditional port style wine, made with Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah and Carignane. This is Bennett Lane's first ever release of a dessert wine. With aromas of dark plum, cherry and cocoa, this is an incredible wine. Flavors of chocolate, fig and dark cherry round out a lush elegant finish. The perfect after dinner treat.
This 2006 release begins with aromas of cocoa, cherry and plum. Subtle floral aromas develop in the glass. On the palate there are rich flavors of dark cherry and raspberry that lead to an elegant finish, with layers of rich texture and incredible length. The fruit for this wine is sourced primarily from two of our favorite vineyards. The Taplin 2 block of Lewelling vineyard in St Helena has been a main component of our Reserve Cabernet since its first bottling in 2002. Farmed by our vineyard manager Doug Wight, this vineyard always shows as the best of the best in our cellar. The other component of this wine is our own Lynch Family Vineyard, from owner Randy and Lisa's Estate in Calistoga. This vineyard is producing some amazing Cabernet Sauvignon and we are so proud to see our Estate wines as part of our Reserve program for two years now.
92 Points Wine Spectator
Tight, focussed and well-structured, with a firm band of cedar-and-mineral-laced currant, graphite, herb and cherry. Gains complexity and depth before ending with ripe, chewy tannins. Best from 2010 through 2017. JL