Anomaly Vineyards

Genevieve was very kind and the wine was top notch. VERY beautiful grounds. Will be back

Absolutely superb cab Sav !!
You must experience if you have a discriminating pallet and favor small boutique wineries who really enjoy visiting with their patrons!
Also …Genevieve has to be a top 5 ranked host/​sales professional in the Napa area She is a walking encyclopedia of wine and terroir knowledge, not to mention a very classy and personable representative of Anomaly. A MUST experience!

Had one our most enjoyable wine tours ever on 9÷25÷12 at Anomaly Vineyards. Genvieve Bechtold was a wonderful host and took my wife and I on a detailed walk through the vineyards, tour of the winery, and sit down tasting in the cellar. She had a very impressive knowledge and background on the winery (given she is a recent hire) and was a real pleasure. The wines were fantastic, esp. the 2009! Later, we were able to spend some time chatting with Mark Porembski the winemaker, which was a nice bonus. This was the first day of our visit and it set a wonderful tone for the week.

it was great to wander away from the usual traffic on st. helena hwy. steve hosted the wine and olive oil tasting and it was amazing. both surprised and delighted our taste buds!
special thank you to steve and seth for being so accommodating taking a fairly short notice appointment and then being so flexible when we ran 30 minutes late. the vineyard itself is beautiful and quaint — a really nice personal feel.

One of the best small wineries that I’ve visited in Napa. Wonderful experience, incredible wines (albeit not cheap to buy), and overall a great find. We had a private vineyard tour and tasting with the owner Steve… lots of great stories about how they fell into winemaking. The barrel room and tasting room downstairs were really cool as well. Steve’s son Seth was extremely helpful from the beginning as well.
This was definitely a splurge bottle for me (around $ 90), but well worth it. They’re right next to Del Dotto off Hwy 29, so it’s essentially the same growing conditions without the $ 125 price next door. I found the wines very similar to Del Dotto in their complexity, balance, and soft tannins. One of the best Cabs I’ve tasted. I bought the 2007 and preferred it to the 06 or 08. It’s a pretty sexy wine and a great off-​the-​beaten-​path vineyard.
Regardless of whether you buy, I think this is a great place to visit. Appointment only. A definite must-​visit.

What a great winery. Their tasting room is located underground and has quiet the ambience. Our host was friendly and informative. The wines were amazing. I bought more wine from this winery than any others on my trip.

Absolutely amazing small production winery. Call or email in advance for an intimate (but non-​threatening) appointment with the passionate and knowledgeable staff (Seth was fantastic). This is a Cab only winery… so make sure you’re a fan of the big red. The wines are not inexpensive (~$ 80 /​bottle), but well worth it – something to hang on to for a special occasion.

Looking for a truly quiet and private hidden gem? This is it. The barrel room downstairs is a fun secret for the cognoscenti. The family produces only a few cases of truly lovely cab, rich in color with soft tannins and full-​body. Keep this in your back pocket for a weekend when the wineries along 29 look like ant hives.

I would like to recommend a great boutique winery in St. Helena called Anomaly Vineyards. This is a small family owned winery that does one wine (cabernet) and does it very well.
We live in the Bay Area and plan about 2 – 3 day trips to Napa per year. We will typically visit 4 wineries per day, appointments only. Our goal is to find lesser known wineries that are doing high-​end limited production wines. We find that we get a more personal and intimate experience this way, and are usually very impressed with the wines. We will occassionally throw in one of the larger wineries we haven’t yet visited, but are typically disappointed with the experience relative to the smaller wineries.
On our recent trip (April 2009), we visited Garguilo (Oakville), Caymus (Rutherford), Revana (St. Helena) and Anomaly (St. Helena).
Garguilo was outstanding. Gorgeous setting with a beautiful tasting room and huge deck overlooking beautiful vineyards and horse stables. The tasting was a private tasting hosted by a lovely woman named Sue. Wine was excellent and fairly priced, and Sue included a delicious olive/​cheese/​salami plate which was a very nice touch.
Caymus was a complete letdown. Held in a mausoleum type room, by a hostess who could not have been more stiff. Literally (no joke) delivered a memorized presentation. Looked and acted a bit like Cliff Claven’s mother, and we’re pretty sure she didn’t break a smile the entire time. Skip this one unless you have «Visit Caymus» on your 100-​Things-​To-​Do-​Before-​I-​Die List. Which would be understandable — the wine is great. Just a lousy place to visit.
We broke here for lunch at Martini House — our favorite overall restaurant in Napa for combination of atmosphere, food and service. Once again, it exceeded expectations.
Revana got us back on track. Tasting was hosted by the lovely Nathalie, who was fun and friendly and eager to taste guests on this ultra-​premium Cabernet as well as another Syrah made by the vaunted Heidi Peterson-​Barrett. We were joined by some rather odd Germans who seemed to be on a tour of the most expensive places in Napa (including French Laundry, which they found to be «So-​so»), but this didn’t throw Nathalie in the least (she’s from Bordeaux, so perhaps is accustomed to it). We didn’t know what to expect from this place, and were very pleasantly surprised. If you’re looking for a winery that decided to spare no expense in making the best possible wine (with bottle prices to match), this is your place.
We ended at Anomaly. Here, we were hosted by Seth, son of the owners, who is now active in the winery. Seth is a fun, friendly and gracious host. The experience starts with a tour of the beautiful vineyards next to the property which sit at the base of the picturesque Mayacaymus Mountain range. After a quick look look at the winemaking equipment and process (which we still find interesting) the tasting is then held in a beautiful little tasting room/​cave underneath the winery. We tasted their current release (2005) as well as a prior vintage (2003). Both wines were outstanding. We highly recommend visiting this winery.