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Whitehall Lane

Whitehall Lane Winery is a St. Helena-based Napa Valley producer established in 1979, best known for Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot from Rutherford and adjacent areas. The winery changed ownership in 1993 when the Leonardini family purchased it, investing in vineyard expansion and modernizing the winemaking program. The Cabernet Sauvignon forms the bulk of auction activity with 92 lots averaging $41 per bottle; the Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon averages $84 across 35 lots with the 1996 vintage among the most sought-after. Merlot averages $35 across 32 lots with the unusual 1989 vintage appearing — an early showing for a wine that developed its program primarily in the 1990s. The top auction price of $431 reflects collector interest in older Reserve bottles rather than current releases. At an overall average of $49 across 159 lots, Whitehall Lane operates firmly in the mid-tier Napa segment. The estate's estate Leonardini Vineyard in Rutherford and its other Napa parcels produce wines reflecting the region's clay-loam soils — rounder, more immediately approachable than mountain or rocky-bench Napa. The Reserve program targets 91–94 point critical scores and remains the most collectible tier.