Ghost Block, Yountville

114 feet of elevation (formerly 2,000’). Impossible-to-imagine vertical bedding of two different epochs of Napa Volcanics. Down-valley chill meets south-facing warmth.

The Ghost Block vineyard is a unicorn of sorts, being a ‘mountain’ vineyard on the valley floor. The old vines of Ghost Block sit on the side of Yountville Hill—a mountaintop that formerly resided high above the Stags Leap District in the Vaca Mountains. Some eight million years ago, in a cataclysmic event, a portion of the Vacas toppled, tossing a peak to the west. This relocated peak (Yountville Hill) got turned on its side, revealing a unique, vertical bedding of rarely-ever-exposed Napa Tertiary Volcanics.

Ghost Block Cabernet Sauvignon interprets this soil construct with soft, plush tannins and friendly, bright acidity. She is both generous and poised. Down-valley cool mornings add a touch of sandalwood and rose petal to the varietal traits of cherry and cassis.

2021 Ghost Block

  • 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Yountville AVA

  • Elevation: 114 feet

  • Slope: 3.1%

  • Aspect: South (187.7°)

  • Bedrock depth: 87 inches

  • Organically Farmed (CCOF)

  • Harvest date: 9/8/2021

  • 14.1% Alcohol by Volume

  • 3.68 pH

  • Minimum effective SO2

  • Neither fined nor filtered

  • No Velcorin ®

  • Vegan

  • Natural, non-GMO yeast

  • Aged 22 months in French Oak

  • Just 30% new barrique

  • Cooperage: Boutes Grand Reserve

  • 242 cases crafted

  • Typeface: Bodoni by Giambattista Bodoni circa 1818

  • $125 per 750ml

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