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§ Los Carneros· Napa ValleyReservation Recommended
Saintsbury
Named after a winemaking classic—pioneers of the Carneros Pinot Noir movement.
Pinot NoirChardonnayLoamEst. 1981★ Dimple pickReservation Recommended
Sustainable Farming★ 4.8
Passport · Winery No. 066LosEst. 1981
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Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Loam
In 1981, UC Davis classmates Dick Ward and David Graves did what most California winemakers wouldn't dare: focus entirely on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. In a Cabernet-dominated era, this was near-commercial suicide. They named their winery after Professor George Saintsbury's 1920 classic 'Notes on a Cellar-Book.' They c…
Soil
Loam
Elevation
217ft
Aspect
Valley Floor
Founded
1981
Farming
Sustainable Farming
Winemaking
french-oak
What to pour.
§ WINES · SECTION 02§ Signature grapes
Pinot Noir
黑皮诺
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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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HdV
Los Carneros · Chardonnay
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Domaine Carneros
Los Carneros · Pinot Noir
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Bouchaine Vineyards
Los Carneros · Pinot Noir
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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.