Cellars of Sonoma would like to Welcome Heidi Barrett and LA SIRENA WINES to our tasting room!
.HUGE BREAKING NEWS!! Cellars of Sonoma and Heidi Barrett of LA SIRENA Wines have reached an agreement subject to ABC approval, to showcase her incredible wines at Cellars of Sonoma!
Heidi essentially became a freelance wine consultant, and began hiring out her expertise to a handful of Napa Valley’s smallest, most quality-oriented wineries. Heidi's legend really began to grow in 1988 when Gustav Dalla Valle hired the talented young winemaker to vinify his prized grapes from the eastern hills of the Oakville wine region.
Barrett stayed with Dalla Valle until 1996, and developed the cult wine named Maya. This is a primarily Cabernet Sauvignon blend that was far ahead of its time. Robert Parker gave Maya unheard of back-to-back 100 point scores for the 1992 and 1993 vintages. He also began referring to her as the, “first lady of wine.”
In 1992, Barrett went to work for Screaming Eagle. Screaming Eagle is one of those wines that everyone has heard of, but not many have tasted. It is an emblematic California wine, perhaps the California wine of the last few decades. And once again, it was Barrett’s exquisite blend of art and science that made this wine a reality.
Her first vintage, the 1992, also received a 100 point score from Parker. (Two in one year!) At the 2000 Napa Valley Wine Auction, a 6 liter bottle of this wine was purchased for $500,000; the most expensive single bottle of wine ever sold.
In 1994, Heidi Peterson Barrett launched her own label which she named La Sirena. Starting with very small amounts of Sangiovese, she also began making Cabernet Sauvignon in 1996 and Syrah in 2000.
Not surprisingly, Barrett has received numerous accolades from major wine publications. According to Wine & Spirits Magazine, “In the realm of the Napa cult wine, Heidi Barrett is the reigning queen… Barrett makes gorgeous wines; supple, elegant, generous in flavor and nearly perfect in their composure.”
Welcome Heidi and LA SIRENA! gonna be a great ride! CHEERS!
Heidi essentially became a freelance wine consultant, and began hiring out her expertise to a handful of Napa Valley’s smallest, most quality-oriented wineries. Heidi's legend really began to grow in 1988 when Gustav Dalla Valle hired the talented young winemaker to vinify his prized grapes from the eastern hills of the Oakville wine region.
Barrett stayed with Dalla Valle until 1996, and developed the cult wine named Maya. This is a primarily Cabernet Sauvignon blend that was far ahead of its time. Robert Parker gave Maya unheard of back-to-back 100 point scores for the 1992 and 1993 vintages. He also began referring to her as the, “first lady of wine.”
In 1992, Barrett went to work for Screaming Eagle. Screaming Eagle is one of those wines that everyone has heard of, but not many have tasted. It is an emblematic California wine, perhaps the California wine of the last few decades. And once again, it was Barrett’s exquisite blend of art and science that made this wine a reality.
Her first vintage, the 1992, also received a 100 point score from Parker. (Two in one year!) At the 2000 Napa Valley Wine Auction, a 6 liter bottle of this wine was purchased for $500,000; the most expensive single bottle of wine ever sold.
In 1994, Heidi Peterson Barrett launched her own label which she named La Sirena. Starting with very small amounts of Sangiovese, she also began making Cabernet Sauvignon in 1996 and Syrah in 2000.
Not surprisingly, Barrett has received numerous accolades from major wine publications. According to Wine & Spirits Magazine, “In the realm of the Napa cult wine, Heidi Barrett is the reigning queen… Barrett makes gorgeous wines; supple, elegant, generous in flavor and nearly perfect in their composure.”
Welcome Heidi and LA SIRENA! gonna be a great ride! CHEERS!
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