09/05/2026
Acclaimed Napa Valley w**emaker returns to Newton Vineyard after nearly three decades.
We are honored to announce the appointment of acclaimed w**emaker Luc Morlet as Winemaker, a remarkable return to the Spring Mountain estate where Morlet began an important chapter of his California w**emaking career three decades ago.
For Newton, the appointment represents far more than a new addition to the w**emaking team. It reconnects the estate’s future with a significant part of its past as Newton continues rebuilding under new ownership.
Morlet joined Newton Vineyard in 1996 and spent five harvests at the estate. During that period, he crafted Newton’s celebrated Unfiltered Chardonnay and played a central role in developing Newton’s Bordeaux-variety program while working alongside internationally renowned Bordeaux consultant Michel Rolland.
Morlet now returns to the mountain, 30 years later.
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