In the tradition of old-school Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, ours is a blended wine that represents the entire Napa Valley and includes a small amount of other Bordeaux varieties to complete the wine. For complexity and balance our Cab is composed of fruit from our estate-farmed vineyards throughout the Napa Valley. Rutherford gives us that classic Napa character (summer oak leaf dust and red fruits), Calistoga gives us the dark fruits, Coombsville brings structure and minerality, Mt. Veeder adds in fresh herbs and tannin structure, and Oak Knoll provides softness. The Merlot and Petit Verdot plump up the mid-palate for some nice fleshy yumminess.

2022 was a textbook year for us. Fall and winter rains had eased the multi-year drought, but the spring was still warm and dry, so 2022 gave us another early budbreak and conditions for small berries. Then a mild summer delivered smooth sailing all the way until harvest (we dodged the epic September 2022 heat spell; all of our fruit was already in tank or barrel). Our 2022 wines reflect the “Goldilocks” vintage, not too hot, and not too cool, just right for balanced wine that tastes of the place rather than any certain vintage conditions.