HotelSt. Helena · Napa4.7 · 101
Southbridge Napa Valley
Southbridge Napa Valley sits mid-block on St. Helena's Main Street with direct access to Pizzeria Tra Vigne downstairs.
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★★★< 1 mi
St. Helena · Napa Valley · St. Helena
Merryvale Vineyards
René and Laurence Schlatter hold their Cabernet Sauvignons in bottle longer before release.
4.6(152)
Known forCabernetEstate WinesFood PairingHistoric EstateMountain ViewsDog-Friendly
About Merryvale Vineyards
Merryvale Vineyards is renowned for its powerful and concentrated Napa Valley wines, crafted with a European sensibility by founders René and Laurence Schlatter. The winery emphasizes sustainable farming and meticulous winemaking practices, allowing their Cabernet Sauvignons to age gracefully before release, which enhances their personality and elegance. Visitors can expect a unique experience that reflects the rich heritage and artistry of winemaking in Napa Valley.
Why Visit Merryvale Vineyards
Profile Estate Vertical Tasting takes visitors 800 feet above St. Helena on the steep hillsides east of town, where Merryvale's flagship wine comes from. The site itself — not just what's poured — explains why the Schlatters age their wines the way they do before letting them leave the property.
- Profile Estate sits 800 feet above St. Helena on steep hillsides
- Schlatters hold Cabernet Sauvignons longer in bottle before releasing them
- Terroir Experience ($80) compares valley floor to mountaintop AVAs
- Winery Exclusives Experience ($50) pours wines sold only on-site
- Blind Tasting Experience ($140) removes labels and teaches sensory analysis
The Setting
Merryvale occupies 1000 Main Street in St. Helena, a building whose history reaches back before Prohibition. The hillside vineyards that supply the wines sit elsewhere — Profile Estate perches 800 feet up in the steep terrain east of town. The contrast between valley floor address and mountainside fruit defines what ends up in the glass, and the Terroir Experience tracks that elevation shift bottle by bottle.
The Tasting Experience
Winery Exclusives Experience at $50 pours small-production wines unavailable elsewhere, a straight shot through current releases. Terroir Experience at $80 is seated and moves from valley floor to mountaintop AVAs through estate bottlings. Grand Cru Experience at $150 adds library selections of proprietary reds with cheese pairings, while Blind Tasting Experience at $140 strips the labels off and teaches analysis by structure and site instead of name.
The Tasting
Tasting experiences.
Prices and availability are approximate and may not reflect current offerings.
Winery Exclusives Experience
$50The perfect introduction to our small-production wines available only at the winery. Includes a selection of red and white wine current releases.
90 min
Terroir Experience
$80An exploration of the diversity and unique characteristics of Napa Valley’s AVAs—from valley floor to mountaintop—through Merryvale’s estate vineyard wines. This seated tasting of estate and winery-exclusive wines is presented with a selection of cheeses.
90 minReservation Required
Blind Tasting Experience
$140Learn how to analyze and identify wine with your senses rather than a wine label. After covering some of the core concepts of winemaking, terroir and regions and their roles in wine, your guide will lead you through a blind tasting of both red and white wines to learn to identify colors, aromas and flavors and what each tells you about that wine. This session is designed to be approachable for wine lovers while offering a challenge to enthusiasts.
120 min
Grand Cru Experience
$150A deep dive into our Estate proprietary red wines with a tasting of the current release and library selections accompanied by a selection of cheeses.
90 minReservation Required
Profile Estate Vertical Tasting and Vineyard Lunch
$300A private tasting of our flagship wine at its source, our Profile estate. Perched in the steep hillsides east of St. Helena 800 feet above the valley floor, this gem of a vineyard features an array of elevations, exposures and soils that give this single-vineyard wine its stunning complexity and distinctive personality. The deck at the estate offers vista views of Napa Valley and is where you’ll enjoy a vertical tasting of Profile and picnic lunch, followed by a guided walking tour of this iconic site.
90 minReservation Required
The Pour
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Wine list. (18)
Prices are approximate and may not reflect current offerings.
| Wine | Type | Vintage | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena | Cabernet Sauvignon | 2019 | $145 | |
2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley | Cabernet Sauvignon | 2021 | $78 | |
2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Saint Helena | Cabernet Sauvignon | 2021 | $145 | |
2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder | Cabernet Sauvignon | 2022 | $135 | |
2023 Merlot Napa Valley | Merlot | 2023 | $60 | |
2023 Pinot Noir Durell | Pinot Noir | 2023 | $78 | |
2023 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast | Pinot Noir | 2023 | $45 | |
2023 Pinot Noir Sunchase | Pinot Noir | 2023 | $78 | |
2018 Oakville Grade Red Wine | Red Blend | 2018 | $115 | |
2022 Chairman's Selection Red Wine | Red Blend | 2022 | $82 |
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena
Cabernet Sauvignon2019
2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon2021
2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Saint Helena
Cabernet Sauvignon2021
2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder
Cabernet Sauvignon2022
2023 Merlot Napa Valley
Merlot2023
2023 Pinot Noir Durell
Pinot Noir2023
2023 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
Pinot Noir2023
2023 Pinot Noir Sunchase
Pinot Noir2023
2018 Oakville Grade Red Wine
Red Blend2018
2022 Chairman's Selection Red Wine
Red Blend2022
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Drive Times
From Napa hotels.
Estimated drive time from each hotel to Merryvale Vineyards, ordered by proximity.
| Hotel | Drive | Book |
|---|---|---|
| Silverado Resort | ~28 min | Book |
| The Westin Verasa Napa | ~31 min | Book |
| Archer Hotel Napa | ~32 min | Book |
| Andaz Napa, by Hyatt | ~32 min | Book |
| Carneros Resort and Spa | ~34 min | Book |
| The Meritage Resort and Spa | ~38 min | Book |
Estimates based on straight-line distance with a wine-country routing factor. Actual drive times vary with traffic and route choice.
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