Salexis Wines

Salexis Wines
257 Walnut St. Suite D
Napa, California
USA 94559
Phone: (707) 256-3435
http://www.salexiswines.com/

Contact: John R. Gibson
Email: [email protected]

Salexis Wines are artistically crafted wines from John and Ann Gibson in the Napa Valley. The name Salexis is derived from their daughter's name Sarah Alexis. John is the highly skilled, well known winemaker. Ann assists John in the cellar, works in the office, as well as teaches middle school. Sarah is currently in her third year of high school.

Salexis Wines began as a 20 year dream for John. While working as winemaker for family owned wineries and vineyards such as Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Vine Cliff Winery, Snowden Vineyards, Frazier Winery, Rockledge Vineyards, Andrew Geoffrey Vineyards, Beckstoffer Vineyards, and Gerber Vineyards, John found himself among some great fruit. In 1998, when some of the best Merlot grapes in the valley were made available from Snowden Vineyards, his dream came true. Thus the first vintage of Salexis Wines was produced. About 240 cases were made of that vintage. About 500 cases of this wine are made annual
n 2001, Salexis began to make Chardonnay (Ann's favorite wine) to compliment the Merlot. John turned to an old friend and grape grower from his days at Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Andrew Beckstoffer, to provide Salexis with superior Chardonnay grapes from his Carneros Lake Vineyard. The first vintage yielded about 240 cases. About 400 cases of this wine are made annually.
Knowing that Cabernet Sauvignon is what the Napa Valley is best known for, it was only a matter of time before Salexis dove into this impressive varietal. Salexis is working with small independent growers in several appellations of the Napa Valley. In 2005, Salexis bottled 125 cases of a Cabernet Sauvignon designated as Napa Valley. Now that the vineyards have matured reaching our quality standards Salexis Wines is producing a Reserved Cabernet Sauvignon.

Winemaker: John R. Gibson

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