We welcome you to Lieff Wines and look forward to sharing the story of Lieff Auberge Road Cabernet, Lieff Rutherford Crossroad Sauvignon Blanc, our property and vineyard.

Our home, guesthouse and vineyard are located on Auberge Road across from Auberge du Soleil on 22 acres. We purchased the property in 1997 and built our home and guesthouse in 2001.

Lieff Auberge Road Vineyard is located on rocky, volcanic soil on the steep eastern slopes above Rutherford. The vineyard site, planted entirely in Cabernet Sauvignon, is composed of two-acre and two one-half acre blocks, each of slightly different soil, exposure and geological elements. The vineyard is closely planted and hand farmed, producing wines of depth and complexity. The bottom block nestles along Rutherford Hill Road directly across from Auberge du Soleil and was planted in 1999. The upper blocks were planted in 2001. The vineyard is farmed by Barbour Vineyard Management Company. Our Cabernet grapes find their heritage from clones: 337 110R, 7 110R, 7 101-14 and 337 101-14.

For the first two years Lieff Auberge Road Vineyard had a vineyard designation with a neighboring winery along Auberge Road. The 2004 Cabernet was the first family vintage under the winemaking capabilities of Jeff Ames.