Pym-Rae

High on the slopes of Napa Valley’s Mt. Veeder, Pym-Rae Estate was founded on a vision rooted in Bordeaux and reimagined in California. Acquired in January 2016 by the Tesseron family of Château Pontet-Canet fame, the property was previously owned by actor Robin Williams, who named the house Villa Sorriso—the Villa of Smiles. But what attracted the Tesserons was the 600-acre estate’s 18.5 acres of mature Bordeaux variety vines, ideally suited to their goal of producing a pure, elegant Napa style.