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Pritchard Hill
§ Pritchard Hill· Napa ValleyAppointment Required
Chappellet Winery.
The pioneer of Pritchard Hill—when everyone chose the valley floor, he chose 1,600 feet.
Cabernet SauvignonMerlotLoamEst. 1967★ Dimple pickAppointment Required
Sustainable Farming★ 4.9
Passport · Winery No. 053PritchardEst. 1967
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🏰 Historic Estate🌿 Wild Landscape⚡ Pioneer Spirit
Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Loam
In 1967, when everyone was fighting over valley-floor land in Oakville and Rutherford, Donn Chappellet made what seemed like a crazy decision: plant grapes at 1,600 feet on Pritchard Hill. His friends thought he'd lost his mind—too steep, too remote, too difficult. But Chappellet saw what others missed: volcanic soils,…
Soil
Loam
Elevation
1294ft
Aspect
Mountain
Founded
1967
Farming
Sustainable Farming
Winemaking
french-oak · estate-grown
What to pour.
§ WINES · SECTION 02§ Signature grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
赤霞珠
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Merlot
梅洛
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Cabernet Franc
品丽珠
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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…
C
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Pritchard Hill · Cabernet Sauvignon
C
Continuum Estate
Pritchard Hill · Cabernet Sauvignon
B
Brand Napa Valley
Pritchard Hill · Cabernet Sauvignon
D
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.