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Chiles Valley
§ Chiles Valley· Napa ValleyAppointment Required
Brown Estate.
Napa's first African American-owned estate winery—pioneers in the hidden Chiles Valley.
ZinfandelCabernet SauvignonLoamEst. 1996★ Dimple pickAppointment Required
Sustainable Farming★ 4.8
Passport · Winery No. 056ChilesEst. 1996
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Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Loam
In Napa Valley's predominantly white male-led wine world, Brown Estate's story is especially precious. In 1980, Bassett Brown and wife Marcela purchased land in remote Chiles Valley—an eastern sub-appellation most wineries overlooked. In 1996, their children David, Coral, and Deneen transformed it into Napa's first Afr…
Soil
Loam
Elevation
1335ft
Aspect
Valley Floor
Founded
1996
Farming
Sustainable Farming
Winemaking
french-oak
What to pour.
§ WINES · SECTION 02§ Signature grapes
Zinfandel
仙粉黛
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Cabernet Sauvignon
赤霞珠
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Chardonnay
霞多丽
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§ Flavor fingerprint
The room you'll walk into
Weighted toward dark fruit + tannin. Fingerprint is inferred from the terroir + tasting history — not a critic score.
The people behind it.
§ PEOPLE · SECTION 03§ After here, try…
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RustRidge Winery
Chiles Valley · Zinfandel
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Nichelini Family Winery
Chiles Valley · Zinfandel
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Dimple · whisper
Skip the welcome pour.
Ask for the signature wine first while your palate is fresh — it'll read cleaner than any welcome pour.