Scores

WINE SPECTATOR

2016 The Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 93 points
 2018 The Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 94 points
 2018 Brothers Blend Proprietary Red 93 points
 2019 Jemma Cabernet Sauvignon 94 points

JEB DUNNUCK

2016 The Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 97 points
2017 The Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 95 points
2018 The Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 95 points
2021 The Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 98 points
2016 Jemma Cabernet Sauvignon 95 points
2017 Jemma Cabernet Sauvignon 93 points

JAMES SUCKLING

2016 The Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 94 points
2017 The Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 93 points
2021 The Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 96 points
2016 Jemma Cabernet Sauvignon 93 points
2017 Jemma Cabernet Sauvignon 93 points

ANTONIO GALLONI

2018 Elaine Cabernet Sauvignon 93+ points
2018 The Estate Cabernet Sauvignon  95 points
2019 The Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 96 points
2021 The Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 96 points
2018 Jemma Cabernet Sauvignon 93 points
2019 Jemma Cabernet Sauvignon 94 points
2018 Brothers Blend Proprietary Red 94 points

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICAL WINE COMPETITION

2017 Brothers Blend Double Gold
2018 Caryn Renae Sauvignon Blanc Double Gold

Accolades

2017 & 2018 NAPA IN DEPTH

“The Ellman's work with an all-star team headed by Vineyard Manager Mike Wolf and Winemaker Andy Erickson. The Red Blend & Cabernet Sauvignon Jemma are made mostly from the Estate vineyard, with some outside fruit, while the Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is made from the family's vineyard in Soda Canyon. The wines are bold and lush, as they often are in this part of the Napa Valley. Ellman is going to be a fascinating winery to follow in the coming years.”

-Antonio Galloni

ELLMAN

"The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon The Estate is straight-up awesome and will stand up to anything in the vintage. Pure cr me de cassis, crushed stone, liquid violets, and classy oak all emerge from this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, which is full-bodied, concentrated, and flawlessly balanced. There are a scant six barrels produced, but if you see a bottle, buy it. It will probably take a decade to hit maturity, but it will evolve for well over two decades."

-Jeb Dunnuck

Winemaking

“One of my favorite aspects of grape growing and winemaking is how the vines and wines mark time, year to year, season to season. I recently opened a bottle of the 2017 Jemma, and it was immediate gratification. I think it is the most forward and accessible straight out of the bottle.”

-Andy Erickson