Main Street

CLIMATE:

During the growing season, Napa Valley temperatures range from cool in the south (Carneros) to quite warm in the north (Calistoga). Our Main Street vineyard is positioned in the heart of the Valley – a region that is considered the ideal ripening zone for Cabernet Sauvignon and other Bordeaux varieties. A typical summer day at our Main Street Vineyard in St. Helena starts with a cool overcast morning, leading to a warm/hot afternoon, and finishing with a cool clear evening.

SOILS:

Pleasanton Soil Series, Pleasanton Loam. These soils are formed in alluvium derived from sedimentary rock. The surface layer is grayish brown, strongly acid loam and brown, medium acid loam 11” thick. The subsoil is dark grayish brown and brown, medium acid heavy loam about 49” thick. The substratum is dark yellowish brown slightly acid heavy loam to a depth of 66”. Permeability is moderately slow. The effective rooting depth is 60” or more. The available water capacity is 8” to 9”.

WINE CHARACTERISTICS:

The Main Street Vineyard consistently produces some of our most distinctive and complex fruit. The wines are typically dark, sweet, rich, round and generous.