Our Wines
It All Begins In The Vines
You’ve heard it before, “Great wines start in the vineyard.”
At Casanel Vineyards & Winery, our main focus centers on our passion for quality grape-growing. Our unique terroir, located in the heart of the Middleburg AVA in Leesburg, Virginia, provides us with the perfect setting to achieve our exclusive winemaking style and flavors.
Our tranquil setting amidst the Catoctin Ridge offers just the right combination of macro- and micro-climates to help us attain optimal protection and control in our vineyards. Our soils are comprised of shale, clay, loam, greenstone, and quartz, providing the perfect conditions for our seven distinctive varieties which are planted on two estate vineyards on our family’s homestead. Our motivation is clear: to grow and create truly expressive, truly Virginian wines.
With help from world-renowned viticulturist Lucie Morton, our team develops exclusive vineyard management protocol which incorporates as many organic and biodynamic practices as possible, as well as tried and true methods used by modern vineyard teams around the world. Each grape is nurtured on the vine, artfully crafted in our cellar, and then finely hand-bottled and hand-labeled before our wine makes its way into your glass. Our team is here working for you, from bud to bottle.
People, passion, and a sense of place make our wines a perfect pour, every time.
Our Winemaking Philosophy
Our winemaking philosophy relies on a combination of both technical precision and non-interventionist techniques to craft high-quality Virginia wines. Our team focuses the greatest efforts to maintain thoughtful vineyard management, which comes in handy in the cellar, as we produce our wines in small lots and batches.
Balance, elegance, and restraint are our guiding principles in the cellar. Here at Casanel, we hope to showcase what our grapes can do in the bottle, highlighting their unique personalities in each wine. Our promise is backed by integrity and transparency in everything that we do, the most important of which is to use and produce solely Virginia grown and made wines.
Great wines start in the vineyard, and our team is dedicated to using the best, most forward-thinking tactics to not only ensure the sustainability of our vineyards, but to also combat the everyday challenges we face growing grapes in Virginia. Of course, being on the East Coast, our team wages an uphill battle with constant pressure derived mostly from our consistently inconsistent weather. We use a mix of both traditional and modern methods in our cellar, as well as rely on extremely strict sanitation protocol and clean winemaking practices.
From bud-to-bottle, our team strives to be one step ahead. From hand-pruning and hand-harvesting in the vines, to hand-bottling and hand-labeling in the cellar, our wines embody the passion and perseverance of the people who care most about our product.
Current Vintages
Ellianna
2024 Pinot Gris
2025 Mid-Atlantic Winemaker Challenge Silver Medal
100% Estate Pinot Gris aged entirely in stainless steel. Fruit forward featuring pineapple, pear, grapefruit, peach and lime zest, and a hint of minerality.
Patricia Marie
2023 Pinot Gris
2025 Va Governor’s Cup Silver Medal
100% Estate Pinot Gris. 36% American oak (oak sourced from different American forests, mostly Missouri), 64% stainless steel. Tropical fruits, vanilla, melon, toasted coconut, jasmine. Fresh & gently oaked.
Chardonnay
2023 Chardonnay
100% Estate Chardonnay. 35% French Burgundian barrel fermented; 65% Stainless Steel fermented. Lemon curd, pineapple, white blossom, tropical fruit. Long & rich. Nice balance between acidity from the fruit and creaminess from aging in barrels.
Chardonnay Reserve
2022 Chardonnay Reserve
2025 Va Governor’s Cup Silver Medal
2025 Mid-Atlantic Winemaker Challenge DOUBLE GOLD ** BEST IN CLASS
Estate Chardonnay aged entirely in French oak, giving it a bigger mouth feel and body. Notes of green apple, white blossoms, and citrus fruits, with a brioche finish.
Isabella
2024 Orange Pinot Gris
An orange Pinot Gris with 5 days of skin contact, providing a wine with tannins and minerality. Fruit forward notes of apricot, peach and nectarine, a hint of minerality, and a fresh and crisp finish.
Dulce
NV Sweet White Blend
This sweet white blend is made with 60% Petit Manseng from Carriage House (Waterford, VA), 36% Chardonnay from Willowcroft (Leesburg, VA), and 4% Casanel Estate Pinot Gris. Enjoy flavors of guava, passionfruit, and citrus.
José Rosé
2024 Rosé
2025 Mid-Atlantic Winemaker Challenge
DOUBLE GOLD ** BEST IN CLASS
A rosé made from Merlot, Cab Franc, Cab Sauvignon, Carménère, Petit Verdot, and Norton. Aged in stainless steel with notes of strawberry & raspberry and a crisp acidity in the finish.
Named in honor of our vineyard manager.
Casey’s Agape
2021 Bordeaux Red Blend
2025 Va Governor’s Cup Silver Medal
2025 Mid-Atlantic Winemaker Challenge Bronze Medal
A five-grape Bordeaux Blend with predominantly Merlot followed by Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Carménère. With rich red and blue fruit flavors like plum and cherry and hints of earthier aromas and flavors. Enjoy the medium bodied red wine named after our owner, Casey.
Carménère
2021 Carménère
2025 Va Governor’s Cup Silver Medal
100% Estate Carménère. French oak aged for 20 months. Enjoy dark red fruit flavors, black pepper, and hints of cedar and espresso.
C4 Cullen’s Cabernet Sauvignon
2020 Cabernet Sauvignon
2025 Mid-Atlantic Winemaker Challenge Gold Medal
100% Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. French oak aged for 22 months. Deep red color, black currant and black fruits, licorice, floral, earthy, youthful tannins.
Petit Verdot
2021 Petit Verdot
2025 Va Governor’s Cup Gold Medal
100% Estate Petit Verdot varietal with flavors of blue and black fruits, floral notes, and big tannins for a lengthy finish. Aged 19 months in French oak.
N² Nelson’s Norton
2021 Norton
2025 Va Governor’s Cup Silver Medal
2025 Mid-Atlantic Winemaker Challenge Gold Medal
Our small lot Estate Norton red wine aged in French oak barrels for 20 months. This deep red Norton has juicy red fruits, toasty baking spices, caramel, earthiness, and a medium body.
Cabernet Franc
(club only wine)
2021 Cabernet Franc
100% Virginia Cabernet Franc. French oak aged for 19 months. Full bodied red with notes of red stone fruits, vanilla, black pepper, and tobacco.
The Full Nelson
NV Norton Port Style
Estate Norton non-vintage port-style. Deep red dark color, velvety texture, spicy notes, sweet, red fruit, raspberry, cherry, candied fruit. Slight earthiness on the mid-palate.
White Spark
Chardonnay
Limited Availability
Our White Spark Blanc de Blanc is made from 100% Chardonnay from the Estate, produced in the Méthode Champenoise style. It has a bright, clear color, mineral, pastry, brioche, apple, and pear flavors with a silky bubble structure.
Red Spark
Norton
Limited Availability
Méthode Champenoise-style sparkling estate Norton. Bright red color, candied red fruits, raspberry cream, silky bubble structure, notes of pastry, orange zest, or orange blossoms.
Awards
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With dozens of wineries entering hundreds of wines, this year’s competition was truly a showcase of the Mid-Atlantic’s best.
And after several days of spirited judging, Casanel Vineyards & Winery of Virginia took the top prize as the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Winery of the Year.
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DOUBLE GOLD ** BEST IN CLASS
2022 Chardonnay Reserve
2024 José Rosé
Gold
2020 C4 Cullen’s Cabernet Sauvignon
2021 N2 (Nelson’s Norton)
Silver
2024 Ellianna Stainless Steel Pinot Gris
Bronze
2021 Casey’s Agape Red Bordeaux Blend
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Gold
2021 Petit Verdot
Silver
2022 Chardonnay Reserve
2023 Patricia Marie
2021 Casey’s Agape
2021 Carménère
2021 N2 (Nelson’s Norton)
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Gold
2023 Ellianna Pinot Gris
Silver
2020 Carménère
2022 Patricia Marie
2020 Petit Verdot
Bronze
2020 Cullen’s Cabernet Sauvignon
2023 Jose Rose
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Double Gold
2022 José Rosé -
Gold
2022 Patricia Marie Pinot GrisSilver
2022 Elliana Pinot GrisBronze
2022 Chardonnay
2022 José Rosé
NV Full Nelson Port -
Gold
Ellianna Pinot Gris (93 points – best in category)
José Rosé (93 points)Silver
Chardonnay (93 points)
Patricia Marie Pinot Gris (91 points) -
Silver
2017 Carménère
2017 Petit Verdot
2017 Cabernet Sauvignon -
Gold
2017 K² Red Blend
2016 White SparkSilver
2017 Carménère
2017 Petit Verdot -
2019 Black Spark (89 Points)
2019 José Rosé (90 Points)
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Gold
2017 Carménère (91 points)Silver
2017 Petit Verdot
2019 Chardonnay -
Gold
2016 White Spark: Casey’s Cuvee (93 points)Silver
2018 Cabernet Franc (90 points)
2019 Chardonnay (89 points)Bronze
2017 Petit Verdot (87 points) -
Gold
2017 CarménèreSilver
2017 Petit Verdot
2017 K²Bronze
2017 Cabernet Sauvignon
2017 Cabernet Franc
2019 Chardonnay -
Gold
2017 Red Spark
2018 Chardonnay
2019 Ellianna
2019 José Rosé
2017 K²
2017 Carménère
2017 Petit VerdotSilver
2017 Cabernet Sauvignon -
Silver
2018 Chardonnay -
Silver
2018 Chardonnay
2017 K² Blend