Our Wines

Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley. This wine is our signature Cabernet made exclusively from selected grape clusters from our shy-bearing Hillside vineyard. To create this wine we once again turned to St. Helena winemaker Mike Smith whose considerable skill resulted in our very well-received 2006 vintage "Black Capsule" Cabernet. The grapes were harvested in the cold, misty early morning hours of October 22,2007. Fermentation was begun using only the natural yeast produced by the grape. Upon the completion of a slow, unhurried fermentation the wine was placed in new Taransaud and Seguin Moreau French Oak barrels where it rested in the quiet cool cellar for the next 20 months prior to the bottling in June, 2009. The resulting wine is a jewel with a deep ruby color finishing to the edge of the glass and an elegant aroma of subtle notes of lightly toasted oak, spice box, and new leather. The complexity is manifest by flavors of black cherry, cassis, blackberry, dark chocolate and pipe tobacco presented with a velvety mouth-feel enhanced by a long finish balanced by the supple ripeness of the rich tannins. This is truly a special occasion wine.

Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley (50 cases produced). This is our signature wine made exclusively with selected grape clusters from our Hillside Vineyard. To create this wine we selected Mike Smith of St. Helena whose skills have rapidly gained him a reputation as one of Napa Valley’s outstanding young winemakers. The grapes were harvested in the cool and misty early morning hours of November 2, 2006. Fermentation was begun by using only the natural yeast produced by the grape. Upon completion of fermentation, the wine was aged in Seguin Moreau French oak barrels for 19 months prior to its bottling in June, 2008.

The resulting wine is a gem with a deep ruby color, and an elegant nose typical of Diamond Mountain. The predominate flavors of blackberry and dark chocolate are persistent to the palate and linger through to the velvety finish. This is truly a special occasion wine.

Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley (75 cases produced). For our second wine of the 2006 harvest we decided to utilize the grapes of the Creek-side vineyard to make a lighter style wine  which would compliment the al fresco style of living and eating in the Napa Valley.  For this project we selected the excellent winemakers at Judd’s Hill Microcrush who have long had the reputation of making high-quality drinkable wines.  Following fermentation in early November 2006, the wine was aged in french oak for over 18 months until bottling in May of last year.  The resulting vintage was exactly what we sought.  The wine has a rich garnet color, a youthful fruity nose with hints of blueberry and currant which expand through the palate giving way to ripe plum and spice flavors which persist seamlessly through the lingering finish.  This wine is the perfect compliment to a well-prepared meal.