Four Doors · James Regusci Jr.
2023 Four Doors Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District, USA
A place on the list
Same Stags Leap Cabernet as the retail case, at the restaurant $20 bottle, three-case minimum.
Winery SRP $56 per bottle
Restaurant-only allocation. Three 12-bottle cases minimum. 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.
Fourth-generation farmer. His own door.
James Regusci Jr. grew up on the family ranch, took Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State, worked horticulture at The French Laundry, and returned to Regusci Vineyard Management in 2019. In 2020 he launched Four Doors. His father, Jim Regusci, is the 2026 Napa Valley Grower of the Year.
Stags Leap District, Block 1, clone 15.
Single-block Cabernet from volcanic-to-alluvial Stags Leap soils, made with Bill Nancarrow. The 2023 season was one of Napa's longest in a decade: water in reserve, a mild summer, and Cabernet hanging into late September and early October.
The buyer's perspective
What the guest
hears first.
Black fruit, florals, cocoa, and refined tannin. Staff line: James Regusci Jr., Stags Leap District, pair it with short ribs. Restaurant $20 a bottle against a $55.54 U.S. market average.
Founder's corner
Fourth-generation Napa farmer · French Laundry horticulture · Four Doors, 2020
James
Regusci Jr.
For James Regusci Jr., agriculture is in the blood. Like his father, Jim, and grandfather, Angelo, he learned farming on the family ranch in Stags Leap District.
He took a degree in Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University, then came home to Napa to work horticulture at The French Laundry and join Regusci Vineyard Management in 2019.
In 2020 he opened his own door as a fourth-generation farmer and vintner. Four Doors is that project. The 2023 Cabernet is Block 1, clone 15, with Bill Nancarrow as winemaker. Napa Valley Grapegrowers named his father, James "Jim" Regusci, the 2026 Napa Valley Grower of the Year.
The estate
Where power learns restraint.
Stags Leap District is Cabernet country shaped by rock, loam, warm afternoons, and cooling marine air. The regional signature is ripe fruit with polished tannin and lift.
Four Doors farms Block 1, clone 15, on volcanic influence and eroded Vaca Mountain material over valley-floor river sediment, gravelly loam, and a clay-like substructure. Afternoon marine winds temper the district's radiating rock.
The 2023 vintage took the long way to ripeness. Napa Valley Vintners called it a vintage of a lifetime: winter and spring rain, a mild summer, and Cabernet harvest around late September and early October.
2023 in the glass
Dark fruit.
Volcanic line.
Velvet discipline.
Published notes for the exact 2023 bottling describe a full-bodied, focused Cabernet with floral lift, dark fruit, savory spice, mineral definition, and fine-grained tannin. Subtle florals, blackcurrant, crushed blackberry, black cherry, cigar box, and baking spice lead to ripe plum, cocoa nib, vanilla, clove, vibrant acidity, powerful refined tannin, and a long polished finish.
Menu and service
Built for a serious table.
- Cast-iron ribeye with roasted shallots and pan jus
- Red-wine-braised short ribs over parsnip puree
- Portobello, lentils, and a savory reduction
Serve at 60–65°F in a Cabernet stem after 45–60 minutes of air. Built for current service and a longer cellar. Editorial window: primary fruit 2026–2029, integrated 2030–2035, savory 2036–2042. Not a producer guarantee.
Staff pairing clip
Michelin Star Beef Short Ribs at Home
The tableside introduction
“James Regusci Jr., Stags Leap, Block 1 clone 15. Restaurant $20. Pair it with short ribs.”
Ready for your team
Put the story to work.
Full trade sheet
Official 2023 tech sheet: Block 1 Clone 15, soils, cellar, and Bill Nancarrow.
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Put Four Doors on the floor.
Restaurant $20 a bottle, $240 the twelve-bottle case, three-case minimum.
Restaurant-only allocation. Three 12-bottle cases minimum. Partner price is the JS Selections offer, not a required resale price.
