In the early 1980's, Bob and Jan MacDonald bought this rich, and fertile piece of 460 acres overlooking the Mayacamas mountains. Today brother and sister Ryan and Miles MacDonnell continue the dream of their parents, making world class wines.
We were escorted to the second story of the winery to the tasting lounge which is a covered terrace with panoramic views of the vineyards. Our host was Victoria, who was born and raised in this beautiful part of the world, and generous with her wealth of wine knowledge.
Estate Chef Ryan Searl created an elaborate gourmet food board to enjoy with these fine wines. We especially enjoyed the ‘barely buzzed’ cheese that went well with the wines.
We started the tasting with the 2019 Proprietary White Wine that was a perfect blend of 73% Semillion and 27% Viognier. Next was the 2018 Super Proprietary Tuscan Blend with 54% Sangiovese and 46% Cabernet that was a medium body wine with an eloquent expresso finish. Finally, we tasted the 2017 Bovet Reserve 100% Cabernet with dark fruit and supple firm tannins recently rated at 97 points.
All of the wines were fantastic but we especially liked the Proprietary White and Super Tuscan and took a couple bottles of each back home with us.
Finally, Round Pond has their own Olive Mill where they freshly press the olives to produce wonderful aromatics and fresh flavors. We took home a bottle of their Meyer Lemon Olive Oil made from their 2400 Olive trees gracing this spectacular piece of wine heaven
This winery is first class and a ‘must do’ to add to your Napa wine bucket list.
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