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Howell Mountain
§ Howell Mountain· Napa ValleyAppointment Required
Viader Vineyards & Winery.
A single Argentine mother created a Napa legend on Howell Mountain's steep slopes.
Cabernet SauvignonCabernet FrancLoamEst. 1986★ Dimple pickAppointment Required
Organic Farming★ 4.9
Passport · Winery No. 074HowellEst. 1986
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🌿 Wild Landscape⚡ Pioneer Spirit💕 Romantic Story
Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Loam
Delia Viader's story is one of Napa's most inspiring legends. This Argentine-born single mother arrived with four children and an MIT MBA. In 1986, she purchased 45-degree slopes at 1,300 feet on Howell Mountain—land most deemed impossible for vines. But Delia planted Bordeaux right-bank style: rows running straight up…
Soil
Loam
Elevation
1200ft
Aspect
Hillside
Founded
1986
Farming
Organic Farming
Winemaking
french-oak · estate-grown
What to pour.
§ WINES · SECTION 02§ Signature grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
赤霞珠
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Cabernet Franc
品丽珠
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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…
D
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H
Hundred Acre
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C
CADE Estate Winery
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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.