Clos Du Val

French born winemaker Bernard Portet and American businessman John Goelet founded Clos Du Val in 1972. After traveling the world for two years in search of winegrowing regions of great potential, Portet selected two sites in the Napa Valley,150 acres in the Stags Leap District for growing Bordeaux varieties and 180 acres in the cooler Carneros region to launch Clos Du Val's Pinot Noir and Chardonnay program. Today, Portet and winemaker John Clews continue to deliver our trademark style of balance, complexity and elegance, as Clos Du Val has consistently expressed for more than thirty years. Clos Du Val also imports Domaine de Nizas (France), Taltarni Vineyards (Victoria, Australia) and Clover Hill (Tasmania, Australia). All wineries share common ownership, and Clos Du Val manages the marketing, sales and promotion of these wines in the United States.