Double Blessings ‘Peter’
Cabernet Franc / Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage:
- 2023
Appelation:
- Oakville
Aging:
- 20 months in 60% new
- french oak
Variety:
- 60% Cabernet Franc
- 40% Cabernet Sauvignon
Production:
- 68 Cases
Story
Double Blessings is a heartfelt tribute to our twin sons, Michael and Peter—two remarkable individuals, each with a unique spirit. To honor them, winemaker Maayan Koschitzky crafted two distinct wines, each expressing a different side of Napa Valley. While both wines are produced with the same precision and care, they reveal strikingly different personalities. Peter is centered around Cabernet Franc, showcasing elegance, complexity, and thoughtful structure. More than a pair of wines, Double Blessings reflects our family’s determination to grow and the extraordinary gift of being blessed with twins.
Tasting Notes
The 2023 Double Blessings “Peter” is anchored by fruit from the renowned Tench Vineyard, situated on the eastern slopes of Oakville. The vineyard’s iron-rich, rocky soils naturally limit vine vigor and encourage the development of intensely concentrated fruit. Cabernet Franc thrives in these conditions, producing a wine that balances aromatic complexity, freshness, and remarkable depth.
Released November 2026
“The 2023 vintage gave us Cabernet Franc of exceptional purity and expression. Peter captures the freshness and energy of the season while showcasing the depth, structure, and elegance that make this variety so compelling in Napa Valley.”
The 2023 Double Blessings ‘Peter’ is a red blend sourced entirely from the Tench Vineyard, comprising 60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged for 20 months in 33% new French oak. ‘Peter’ is named after proprietors Sam and Nada Simon’s son, with its counterpart wine, ‘Michael’. This wine is superbly ripe, leading with mulberry fruit and striking ironstone notes, lifted by a delicate floral character. Supple and robust, marked by pixelated tannins. Great polish, finishing with a juicy intensity and an earthy tonality. Just 70 cases were produced.
Based on 60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, all from the Tench Vineyard in Oakville, the 2023 Double Blessings Peter Proprietary Red Wine is another inky-hued beauty that offers cassis, liquid blackberries, roasted herbs, espresso, and meaty, beefy nuances. It’s ripe and full-bodied, with a round, opulent profile, velvety tannins, plenty of chocolaty oak, and a great, expansive finish. Aged 22 months in barrels, this opulent, powerful, dense effort has tons of length and character and will reward short-term cellaring. Drink 2030-2055.
“The 2022 Double Blessings Peter is named after one of the owner’s twins and is based on 60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, largely from Beckstoffer’s George III Vineyard, yet wi…th a splash from Tench. Red and black fruits, iron, violets, and candied orange are just some of its nuances, and this beauty is full-bodied, has a ripe, broad, sexy mouthfeel, sweet tannins, and a blockbuster finish. This ripe, upfront, fruit-loaded 2022 will drink well for 10-15 years.”
“Named for one of the family’s twin sons, the 2021 Double Blessings Peter is a blend of 57% Cabernet Franc and 43% Cabernet Sauvignon. Largely sourced from Coombsville, it’s a bit herbal and tobacco… edged but backed by ripe black cherries. Medium to full-bodied, it’s simultaneously concentrated and silky textured, with a long, tannic (but ripe) finish.”
“2021 Simon Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, ‘Double Blessings – Peter’ 96+ pts Red and black fruits, flowers, spice, and some gravelly earth all emerge from the 2021 Double Blessings Peter, a… medium to full-bodied red based on Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s balanced, has ultra-fine tannins, incredible overall balance, and a great finish. It’s a sensational wine.”
“The 2019 Double Blessings Cabernet Sauvignon Peter is named for one of the Simons’ twin sons. A 137-case blend that leans toward Coombsville in terms of sourcing, it’s 100% Cabernet Sauvignon th… spent 18 months in 80% new French oak. Scents of charcoal or graphite appear on the nose, adding a subtle complexity to the dark, savory notes of cassis, earth and black olives. It’s full-bodied, concentrated and supple, with exciting layers of savory complexity built into the long, softly dusty finish.”
