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Mayacamas Vineyards is a California wine producer located in the Mt. Veeder AVA in the Mayacamas Mountains within the Napa Valley AVA, bordering the Sonoma Valley AVA.The estate is known for producing wine of a more traditional style than the Napa trends of recent years that emphasizes power, weight, high levels of alcohol and extravagance.
One of its most famous bottles is the cabernet sauvignon Mount Veeder 2015, which secured the #2 spot on Wine Spectator's 2019 Top 100 List. "Their unique, old-world style of oak aging their wines ...
The resurgence began in earnest in the late 1960s and 1970s — with the founding of several wineries, including Ritchie Creek, Yverdon, Spring Mountain Vineyard, Smith-Madrone and Robert Keenan. The name Spring Mountain was first used as an origin on Cabernet Sauvignon wines produced by Ritchie Creek in 1974. [4]
Mount Veeder AVA is an American Viticultural Area located within Napa Valley AVA among the Mayacamas Mountains. The boundaries of this appellation include 25 sq mi (64.7 km 2) with 1,000 acres (400 ha) planted on thin volcanic soil. Many vineyards are found on the steep mountain face some as steep as 30°. The steepness of the angle gives the ...
NAPA, Calif. — To get to Mayacamas Vineyards, visitors have to drive 60 miles north of San Francisco, through the back roads of Napa Valley’s wine country and then up a winding single-lane ...
A Cabernet Sauvignon from the Diamond Mountain District. The entire AVA is over 400 feet (120 m) above sea level, which helps to cool it compared to the nearby valley floor appellations. [ 3 ] The soil of the Diamond Mountain District is volcanic, including the small bits of volcanic glass that give the area its name.