/St. Helena/Freemark Abbey
St. Helena
§ St. Helena· Napa ValleyReservation Recommended
Freemark Abbey.
A name cleverly spliced from three partners—and a contender in the Judgment of Paris.
Cabernet SauvignonChardonnayClayEst. 1886★ Dimple pickReservation Recommended
Sustainable Farming★ 4.5
Passport · Winery No. 062St.Est. 1886
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🏰 Historic Estate⚡ Pioneer Spirit
Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Clay over Loam
Freemark Abbey's name is wordplay: FRE from Charles Freeman, MA from Mark Foster, and Abbey from partner Abbey Ahern—spliced to sound like an ancient monastery, though it has nothing to do with one. Dating to 1886, it's among Napa's oldest. In 1976, Freemark Abbey's Cabernet competed in the world-changing Judgment of P…
Soil
ClayLoam
Elevation
216ft
Aspect
Valley Floor
Founded
1886
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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Chardonnay
霞多丽
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Merlot
梅洛
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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
Corison Winery
St. Helena · Cabernet Sauvignon
D
Duckhorn Vineyards
St. Helena · Merlot
J
Joseph Phelps Vineyards
St. Helena · 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.