Vin Perdu was built around a wonderfully simple idea: no good wine should remain undiscovered. For 2024, winemaker **Heidi Barrett** assembled one of the most diverse blends in the wine’s history, bringing together Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot and Syrah from Napa Valley. Cabernet and Merlot form the heart of the wine at 40% and 35% respectively, while the remaining varieties give Barrett a remarkably broad palette to work with. Only **about 700 cases** were produced, keeping Vin Perdu true to the small-production spirit behind the project. The name behind the bottle carries considerably more weight than its playful presentation might suggest. Barrett grew up in Napa Valley, earned her degree in Fermentation Science from UC Davis, and went on to make wine at estates including **Dalla Valle and Screaming Eagle** before establishing herself as one of Napa’s most recognizable independent winemakers. Her philosophy has remained notably consistent: emphasize the individual character of the vineyard, maximize what each vintage offers, and pursue balance rather than sheer scale or power. Vin Perdu gives her room to apply that philosophy to a broader mix of varieties than the Merlot-driven Amuse Bouche flagship. Even the packaging carries the idea of discovery. “Vin Perdu” translates to **“lost wine,”** and the 2024 release plays with that theme through a lenticular label: move the bottle and a lost van appears, with Heidi herself suddenly offering a glass. It is an unusually lighthearted wrapper for a seriously conceived Napa Valley red, and one that suits the wine perfectly. With six varieties in the final blend, fewer than a thousand cases made, and Heidi Barrett making the decisions in the cellar, the 2024 Vin Perdu offers a distinctly different way into her Napa Valley wines.