Dana Estates, Helms Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford 2012
Dana Estates · California · Rutherford
LWIN: 1686665
Dana Estates, Helms Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford 2012 sold at auction 25 times in the last five years, at a median of $275 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $234 and $318. The most recent sale was on October 27, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $368, across 15 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$275
25 sales · $234–318 middle half
Lowest retail now
$368
15 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 27
2026
Critic scores
96
Wine Advocate
99
James Suckling
Dana Estates, Helms Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford, neighbouring vintages
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Rutherford
- Type
- Red
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About Dana Estates
DANA Estates, owned by Hi Sang Lee, bottles single-vineyard 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from organically farmed Napa sites, with Philippe Melka consulting. Helms, 8 acres of gravelly Rutherford bench beside the winery, ferments in upright Taransaud oak tanks and is the most classical: perfumed, plummy, with dusty cocoa tannins. Lotus, 5 rocky acres on slopes up to 45 degrees in Crystal Springs, ferments in concrete and is the most powerful, with spice and graphite. Hershey, 35 acres at 1,800 feet on Howell Mountain, is fermented barrel by barrel for a linear, savoury, mineral style. Montagna on Pritchard Hill is the newest. A tiny Sauvignon Blanc ferments in cigar-shaped barrels.
- Region
- Napa Valley (Rutherford, Howell Mountain, Crystal Springs, Pritchard Hill)
- Owner
- Hi Sang Lee
- Vineyards
- Helms (8 acres), Lotus (5 acres), Hershey (35 acres), Montagna
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc
- Wines
- Helms, Lotus and Hershey Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Montagna, Sauvignon Blanc, Onda
- Style
- Site-specific fermentation vessels: oak tanks, concrete, single barrels
- Website
- https://danaestates.com/
Sources: danaestates.com, napawineproject.com