Yountville · Napa Valley
Visit Hibou with a Private Chauffeur
Small-lot Sonoma Valley and Moon Mountain wines from first-generation vintners, poured at The Yount Room collective in Yountville, and a suggested six-hour day of tasting around it.
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About the Winery
Hibou, French for owl, was started by first-generation vintners Jason and Hilary Driscoll. Jason came to wine through cooking: after training as a chef at the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, a Napa Valley harvest drew him into the cellar. The first Hibou bottling came from two small blocks of Riddle Vineyard in the Green Valley, which Jason secured by knocking on the grower's door with a homemade pâté and a bottle of Champagne.
Today Keith Emerson makes the wines as Bordeaux-style bottlings from organically grown Sonoma Valley fruit: a white wine of Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Musqué and Semillon, a Sonoma Valley red and Cabernet Sauvignon, and a Moon Mountain District Cabernet from a single vineyard between 1,500 and 1,800 feet. The reds are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Hibou has no tasting room of its own. Its wines are part of The Yount Room, a collective tasting room in the historic Yountville Station on Washington Street, alongside labels such as Cornerstone, Conn Creek, Cain and Tilth. It is an easy, central stop in a town full of tasting rooms and restaurants. We confirm current details when we book.
Tasting Fees
$50 per person for The Yount Room's Collection Flight of hand-selected pours from its brands, which we ask to include Hibou. Varietal flights of all Cabernet Sauvignon, all Pinot Noir or all white wines are also offered. We confirm the current price when we book.
Tasting fees as of October 2026. Wineries set and collect their own fees, and they change from time to time.
At a Glance
Location
6505 Washington Street, Yountville
AVA
Yountville
Visiting
Poured at The Yount Room, 6505 Washington Street, Yountville, open daily 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Reservations are made on Tock; we arrange it on your behalf and ask that Hibou be included in your flight.
Known For
Small-lot Bordeaux-style wines from Sonoma Valley, including a Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon white and a Moon Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon
Founded
Good to Know
The Yount Room's flights draw on several partner labels, so Hibou is usually tasted alongside other boutique wines rather than in a flight of its own. The collective hosts occasional winemaker pours and events, booked on Tock.
A Suggested Six-Hour Day
Pickup at 10:45 a.m. from a downtown Napa hotel such as Andaz Napa or Archer Hotel Napa. The Yount Room is about 15 minutes north.
10:45 · Pickup at Andaz Napa or Archer Hotel Napa
The Yount Room is about 15 minutes up Highway 29 from both hotels in downtown Napa. Pickup is set so you arrive as it opens at 11, and after that every stop is within a few minutes of the next in Yountville. Extra time can be added by the hour.
11:00 · Hibou at The Yount Room
The Collection Flight ($50 per person), which we ask to include Hibou's Sonoma Valley wines, in the historic Yountville Station. Plan on about an hour.
12:15 · Lunch at Bouchon Bistro
A few minutes away. Lunch at Thomas Keller's French bistro on Washington Street. We confirm hours when we book. Prefer a picnic? We can arrange a catered picnic at a winery that allows one; the cost is quoted when you book.
1:45 · Stewart Cellars
A few minutes away. A family-owned Yountville winery known for single-vineyard wines and its NOMAD Cabernets from Beckstoffer Heritage Vineyards. The Portfolio Tasting of four current releases is $45; plan on about an hour.
3:00 · Silver Trident Winery
A few minutes away. A boutique family winery with a Tasting Home on a private piazza. The Flight of Five is $50, about 50 minutes, with reservations taken until 3:30 p.m.
4:10 · Back to your hotel
Back by 4:30 p.m., within six hours of pickup.
About $145 per person in tasting fees for the three stops, paid directly to each winery.
The Yount Room, Stewart Cellars and Silver Trident are all open daily, so this day works any day of the week. Silver Trident takes its last reservation at 3:30 p.m., so we arrive there by 3 p.m.
Every tour is custom. This day is a starting point: your chauffeur will shape it around what matters to you, and we plan multi-day tours for guests who want to see more of wine country.
Your Vehicle & Six-Hour Tour Rates
Up to 6 guests
Elite Luxury SUV
Lincoln Navigator or Cadillac Escalade
From $750
Six-hour wine tour, plus 20% gratuity. Additional hours $125 each.
Up to 9 guests
Jet Sprinter or Executive Luxury Van
Captain's chairs and room to spread out
From $1,350
Six-hour wine tour, plus 20% gratuity. Additional hours $225 each.
Larger groups travel in more than one vehicle, and we plan the winery appointments around your group, since many wineries limit groups to 6 to 8 guests. Tasting fees are separate and paid directly to each winery. Every tour starts with six hours; add time by the hour when you book.
Questions
Does Hibou have its own tasting room?
No. Hibou is poured at The Yount Room, a collective tasting room at 6505 Washington Street in Yountville, alongside other boutique labels.
Do I need a reservation to taste Hibou?
Reservations at The Yount Room are made on Tock and are recommended. When you book a tour with us, your chauffeur makes the reservation for you and asks that Hibou be included.
How much is a tasting of Hibou?
$50 per person for The Yount Room's Collection Flight, which draws on several partner labels. We confirm the current price when we reserve, as of October 2026.
What is Hibou known for?
Small-lot Bordeaux-style wines from organically grown Sonoma Valley fruit, including a white blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Musqué and Semillon and a Moon Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon.
Who makes Hibou?
Hibou was founded by Jason and Hilary Driscoll. Keith Emerson is the winemaker today.
How does booking a tour with Bien Chauffeured work?
Reserve a six-hour tour online, even if your plans are still taking shape. Your chauffeur will email you first to learn what matters to you, then build your itinerary and make the winery appointments. Extra hours can be added.
Reserve Your Tour Now, Plan the Details Later
Your plans don't need to be final to book. Reserve your six-hour tour online, and your chauffeur will email you first to learn what matters to you, then build your itinerary and make the winery appointments. Prefer to talk? Call our concierge at 833-915-2436.
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