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Stags Leap District
§ Stags Leap District· Napa ValleyReservation Recommended
Chimney Rock Winery.
Cape Dutch architecture in Napa—Stags Leap's most refined estate.
Cabernet SauvignonMerlotLoamEst. 1980★ Dimple pickReservation Recommended
Sustainable Farming★ 4.5
Passport · Winery No. 049StagsEst. 1980
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🏛 Architectural Gem
Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Loam
Step into Chimney Rock and you'd think you've arrived in South Africa—the iconic white Cape Dutch architecture makes it one of the most elegant estates in Stags Leap District. In 1980, former PepsiCo executive Hack Wilson founded the winery, his love of South African architecture inspiring the distinctive building. The…
Soil
Loam
Elevation
88ft
Aspect
Valley Floor
Founded
1980
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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Petit Verdot
小维多
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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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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.