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Karl Lawrence

Karl Lawrence Cellars is a small Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon producer focused on single-vineyard expressions from the Napa Valley's most prestigious vineyard sources. The estate produces wines from Beckstoffer To Kalon — arguably Napa Valley's most famous single vineyard, home to Robert Mondavi's reserve wine — and Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard in St. Helena, plus a Gary Morisoli Vineyard Reserve and a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. At auction, the wines average $83 per bottle across 125 lots, with prices ranging from $15 to $427. The Beckstoffer To Kalon and Dr. Crane offerings command premiums above the standard Napa Valley bottling, reflecting the vineyard source prestige. Karl Lawrence represents a category of small Napa Cab producers whose access to elite vineyard fruit creates quality that exceeds what the brand name alone might suggest. The wines receive strong critical scores — typically 92–96 — from Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator.