The palate is bright and focused with delectable flavors of fresh croissant, lemon zest and wet river rocks, leaving a lingering finish with a kiss of oak.
Vineyard Notes
Owned by the Eakle family Pope Valley Winery is located in the northeastern hills just beyond Howell Mountain in Napa Valley. Our two estate vineyards with a combined 80 planted acres, at the winery and our Eakle Ranch vineyard, yield rich distinctive wines characteristic of the terroir. Our wines showcase the mineral complexity of the soils -Pleasanton loam and Bressa-Dibble complex. Pope Valley is a warm growing climate with cool evenings and mornings which allow the grapes to hang on the vine long enough to ripen to their fullest potential, yet cool enough at night to develop complex varietal aromas. Pope Valley wines express the historic character that established Napa Valley as one of the premier growing regions in the world.
Winemaker Notes
These grapes are from our most mature SB vines. The fruit was harvested in the cool morning and brought to the winery with modest Brix. We picked the fruit in four separate passes to capture balance and complexity.