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Oak Knoll District
§ Oak Knoll District· Napa ValleyReservation Recommended
Darioush
A Persepolis-inspired palace on the Silverado Trail—Napa's most dramatic architecture.
Cabernet SauvignonMerlotGravelEst. 1997★ Dimple pickReservation Recommended
Sustainable Farming★ 4.6
Passport · Winery No. 071OakEst. 1997
·TIER III·
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🏛 Architectural Gem🌏 East Meets West
Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Gravel over Loam
Driving the Silverado Trail, sixteen massive Persian-style stone columns suddenly rise from the roadside—not a mirage, but Darioush. Iranian-American entrepreneur Darioush Khaledi came to America during the 1970s Iranian Revolution, building a real estate empire from nothing. In 1997, he poured longing for Persian cult…
Soil
GravelLoam
Elevation
60ft
Aspect
Valley Floor
Founded
1997
Farming
Sustainable Farming
Winemaking
french-oak
What to pour.
§ WINES · SECTION 02§ Signature grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
赤霞珠
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Merlot
梅洛
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Chardonnay
霞多丽
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Viognier
维欧尼
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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…
T
Trefethen Family Vineyards
Oak Knoll District · Cabernet Sauvignon
M
Matthiasson
Oak Knoll District · Cabernet Sauvignon
L
Laird Family Estate
Oak Knoll District · 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.