Nov 30, 2012 ... pioneering steep slope viticulture east of OaL ville in an area Lnown as Pritchard
Hill. Their inaugural 1969 Cabernet Sauvignon, made by.
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Celebrated winemakers are flocking to these slopes of the Vaca Mountains. KYLE SCHLACHTER, CSW
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Donn and Molly Chappellet.
Chappellet Winery vineyards (top left) and cellar (above). Ovid winemaker Austin Peterson.
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Photo by Kyle Schlachter (top left); photo © Daniel D’Agostini (top right); photos courtesy of Chappellet Winery (middle left), Ovid (bottom left), David Arthur Vineyards (bottom right)
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Photos by Kyle Schlachter (top), Heather Mclaughlin (bottom left), Thomas Heinser (middle right); photo courtesy of Brand (bottom right)
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Plantings at Bryant Family Vineyard.
David Arthur Vineyards father-and-daughter team David and Laura Long (left); Brand winemaker Philippe Melka (below) and cellar (bottom).
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KQPOP=J@EJCNA?AJPNAHA=OAO Brand Cabernet Sauvignon
2009 $225
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Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
2009 $335
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Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill 2009 $135 $BCFSOFU4BVWJHOPO 1FUJU7FSEPU .BMCFD 3FEGSVJUT »PXFST UPCBDDP BOEFBSUIUBOUBMJ[FUIFOPTF 4NPPUI»BWPSTPGSBTQCFSSZ CMBDLDVSSBOU TQJDZUPCBDDP BOEUPBTUFEPBLDPNQMFNFOUBSBEJBOUNJOFSBMJUZPOUIF QBMBUF&MFHBOUZFUQPXFSGVMBOEWJCSBOUBMDPIPM
Colgin Cellars Syrah IX Estate
2005 $175
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David Arthur Vineyards Meritaggio
2009 $55
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Gandona Cabernet Sauvignon
2009 $190
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Montagna Cabernet Sauvignon La Presa-One South
2009 $125
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2008 $195
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Gandona Estate owner Manuel Pires (left) and vineyards (right).
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Colgin Cellars’ IX Estate vineyard.
Photos by Mark Hanauer (left), Kyle Schlachter (right)
GAULNK@Q?ANO Aril
Chappellet Winery
40 Long Ranch Road St. Helena, CA 94574 (908) 512-5208
1581 Sage Canyon Road St. Helena, CA 94574 (707) 963-7136
www.arilwines.com
www.chappellet.com
Brand
Colgin Cellars
90 Long Ranch Road St. Helena, CA 94574 (707) 963-1199
P.O. Box 254 St. Helena, CA 94574 (707) 963-0999
www.brandnapavalley.com
www.colgincellars.com
Bryant Family Vineyard 1567 Sage Canyon Road St. Helena, CA 94574 (707) 963-0483 www.bryantwines.com
Continuum Estate 1677 Sage Canyon Road St. Helena, CA 94574 (707) 944-8100 www.continuumestate.com
David Arthur Vineyards
Montagna Vineyards
Stagecoach Vineyard 3265 Soda Canyon Road Napa, CA 94558 (707) 259-1198
www.davidarthur.com
141 Long Ranch Road St. Helena, CA 94574 (707) 963-8651 store.montagnanapavalley. com
Gandona Estate
Nine Suns
Villa del Lago
1535 Sage Canyon Road St. Helena, CA 94574 (707) 294-8000
200 Long Ranch Road St. Helena, CA 94754
1551 Sage Canyon Road (707) 963-2134 St. Helena, CA 94574
www.gandona.com
Ovid
P.O. Box 112 Rutherford, CA 94573 (707) 963-5190
Melanson Vineyard 1537 Sage Canyon Road St. Helena, CA 94574 (707) 963-7404
www.ninesuns.com
www.stagecoachvineyard. com
www.villadellagowinery.com
255 Long Ranch Road St. Helena, CA 94574 (707) 963-3850 ovidvineyards.com
www.melansonvineyard.com
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