Reynolds Family · Persistence · 2022
2022 Reynolds Family Winery Persistence Red Blend, Napa Valley
A place on the list
Cabernet-based blend from Persistence Vineyard, Coombsville. 92 pts James Suckling. Case 1 $52.00. 3 case winery mix and match $46.00. Not the Estate Cabernet, not the Reserve.
Winery SRP $72 per bottle
One-case minimum unless a bulk break is shown at checkout. Partner price is the JS Selections offer, not a required resale price.
Why this bottle belongs on the list
Two selling points.
Then the market.
A Cabernet-based blend from a vineyard they own.
Steve acquired the 20-acre Coombsville property as Persistence Vineyard. This is the house cuvée — Cabernet-led, not the Estate Cabernet, not the Annapurna Reserve.
92 pts James Suckling. Case 1 $52.
Jennifer Scott's critic lock for the 2022 Persistence is 92 pts James Suckling. Case 1 $52.00.
Professional scores
What the press wrote on this vintage.
Named critic scores on this vintage. These are press ratings, not the Wine-Searcher aggregate.
The buyer's perspective
What the guest
hears first.
Staff line: Reynolds Family Persistence, 92 James Suckling. Mix three Reynolds cases at $46. Pour it with lamb shank.
Winemakers' corner
Father and son · Silverado Trail since 1999
Steve
and Cameron Reynolds
Steve Reynolds sold a dental practice in Stockton in 1994. In 1995 he and Suzie bought a rundown chicken farm just south of Stags Leap — boarded-up house, a few goats, 14.5 acres in the shadow of Atlas Peak. The estate vineyard was planted in 1995. He opened a Napa dental chair to pay for it, and in 1998 sold that practice too. Cameron was born that year. They went all in on the wine thing.
The estate sits at 3266 Silverado Trail, just south of Stags Leap, with cool breezes from San Pablo Bay. Nine of the 14.5 acres are Cabernet — clones 337, 4, and Weimar. They drop close to half the fruit. Steve and Cameron make the wines together.
Cameron graduated Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2020 with Wine and Viticulture and came home as national sales. Mustard still blooms on the property — and on the Reserve label, a real pressed flower, not a sticker. 3 case winery mix and match applies across Reynolds Family Winery only.
Persistence Vineyard
Coombsville.
20 acres.
The house cuvée.
Persistence Vineyard is a 20-acre property with 15 acres under vine in Coombsville. Four Cabernet clones, two Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and a Sauvignon Blanc block they use for the white.
The signature red blend is typically Cabernet-led with Franc, Merlot, a little Syrah from long-term growers, and Petit Verdot. It is the family's everyday serious bottle.
Case 1 $52.00. 3 case winery mix and match $46.00. Mix and match counts only within Reynolds Family Winery.
2022 in the glass
The persistent red.
A Napa Cabernet-based blend with enough fruit and oak for duck and steak — not the Reserve, not the Estate Cabernet. 92 pts James Suckling on this vintage. Lamb shank is the plate.
Menu and service
Built for a serious table.
- Lamb shank
- Ribeye
- Duck
Serve in a proper stem. Taste on opening and give the wine air if the structure asks for it.
Staff pairing clip
Where’s the Lamb Sauce?!
The tableside introduction
“Reynolds Family Persistence. 92 James Suckling. Case 1 $52. Mix three Reynolds cases at $46. Pour it with lamb shank.”
Order the case
Case 1 $52.00.
3 case winery mix and match $46.00.
92 pts James Suckling. Mix and match counts only within Reynolds Family Winery.
One-case minimum unless a bulk break is shown at checkout. Partner price is the JS Selections offer, not a required resale price.
