Experience the evolution of our flagship wine through the years. Owner Jay Raffaldini and Winemaker Chris Nelsonwill lead an intimate guided tasting of five distinguished vintages of Raffaldini Grande Riserva, served with small bites to accompany the wine
Grande Riserva is a wine of patience and reward—its bold structure and layered complexity deepen beautifully with age, revealing new dimensions of character and nuance over time.
We affectionately call it our “Bumble Bee” wine—a nod to nature’s paradox. By all accounts, a bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, yet it does. Likewise, in our challenging microclimate, this wine shouldn't exist. And yet, through determination, passion, and centuries-old Italian winemaking techniques, it does.
Crafted from Montepulciano, Tannat, and Petit Verdot, hand-harvested at peak ripeness, each grape is triple-sorted and dried using the traditional Appassimento process, intensifying its flavor and aromatics.
This is a rare opportunity to taste the story of our signature wine—one vintage at a time.
