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Stagecoach Vineyard, Napa Valley
First planted in the 1860’s, prohibition forced the vineyard into dormancy until it was rediscovered a hundred years later. Situated atop the eastern slopes of the Napa Valley, this is our highest elevation cabernet sauvignon vineyard.
Clones 337,7, weimer selection
Planted 1997: L-4; 1999, 1998 and 2000 for the other blocks
Owner/Manager Jan Krupp
Site Mountaintop; southwest exposure
Soil Rocky, red volcanic, clay-loam soils
Climate Stagecoach vineyard is located high above the Napa Valley on the west-facing slopes of the Vaca Mountains near Atlas Peak. Its altitude, above the fog line most of the time, allows for a warm, dry climate. Well-drained volcanic soils quickly cool in the afternoon however, allowing fruit grown here to maintain good acidity.
