HISTORY
20 years of winemaking, family owned and operated Vineyard planted in 2003, first vintage in 1997 100% estate wines
HISTORY
Wines produced in St Helena, Napa State of the art winemaking facility Extensive blending trials
PROPRIETORS
Michael and Carole Marks
PROPRIETORS
daughter Amy Marks Dornbusch, proprietor
Adam, Ruby and Amy Dornbusch
WINEMAKER
Thomas Rivers Brown Earning top scores on over 60 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons Gemstone highlighted as one of his top wines produced Non interventionist approach and commitment to terroir
VINEYARD Development began in 1994 and completed in 2003 Choice 16-acre vineyard, located south of Screaming Eagle, just north of Shafer, and across from Dalle Valle -
Robert Parker once wrote that this was “the ‘Golden Triangle’ of Napa Valley”
VINEYARD 16 micro blocks of Cabernet Sauvignon Individually and sustainably farmed Diverse soil types, rocky and well drained soils
WINES
3 Estate Cabernet Sauvignons Total of just 1,600 cases produced
WINES / Heritage Selection 2015 Heritage Selection Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 750 cases produced Grapes sourced the 20 different micro-blocks and a wide array of soil types and Cabernet Sauvignon clones Expressive and Full Bodied Wine Spectator 94+ Points, Robert Parker 93+ Points
WINES / Alluvial Selection 2015 Alluvial Selection Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 750 cases produced Grapes sourced from rocky upper blocks Dense core, flinty minerality and forceful tannins, is a bold, focused expression of this distinctive section of our vineyard Wine Spectator +93 Points, Robert Parker 92+ Points
WINES / Ruby Barrel Selection 2015 Ruby Barrel Select Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 100 cases produced, packaged in 3-pack wooden boxes 4 hand selected barrels for complete Cabernet Sauvignon expression Robert Parker 94+ points, Wine Spectator 92+ Points
TASTING ROOM Appointment only tasting room in the heart of Napa Valley