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Oak Knoll District
§ Oak Knoll District· Napa ValleyReservation Recommended
Trefethen Family Vineyards.
Pioneers of the Oak Knoll district—champions of the Judgment of Paris rematch.
Cabernet SauvignonChardonnayLoamEst. 1968★ Dimple pickReservation Recommended
Sustainable Farming★ 4.9
Passport · Winery No. 043OakEst. 1968
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🏰 Historic Estate
Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Loam
In 1968, Gene Trefethen purchased a large Oak Knoll estate that included a three-story wooden winery from 1886—the oldest existing wooden gravity-flow winery in Napa Valley. Few believed this cool southern end of the valley could produce great grapes, but the Trefethen family spent four decades proving Oak Knoll was pa…
Soil
Loam
Elevation
122ft
Aspect
Valley Floor
Founded
1968
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…
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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.