HOWELL MOUNTAIN
CADE Estate Vineyard
climate
Howell Mountain experiences a unique temperature inversion. During the day, conditions are much cooler than those on the valley floor; evenings, on the other hand, grow warmer with the setting sun. This microclimate gives out grapes extended hang time, allowing them to ripen fully and evenly for wines of exceptional density and balance.
elevation
1,500 ft – 1,850 ft
acreage
20 planted acres
varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon (5 clones; 18 acres), Malbec (1 acre), Petit Verdot (1 acre)
soil composition
101-Aiken loam
Parent material: residuum weathered from volcanic rock
farming practices
Organically farmed, ccof certified since 2011
estate wines
CADE Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain
CADE Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain
HOWELL MOUNTAIN
CADE 13th Vineyard
history
In 1877, two of Howell Mountain’s first winemakers, Jean Adolph Brun and Jean V. Chaix, planted 20 acres of grapevines of seven varieties sourced from Medoc in Bordeaux. They were among the first to operate successful vineyards in the area during the wine boom of the 1880s and founded Nouveau Medoc Cellar in 1886. It was one of the most expensive construction projects in Napa at the time, with a 3-story gravity feed winery. We bought this property in 2016 and renamed it CADE 13th since it was the 13th bonded winery in California from 1886.
climate
CADE experiences a unique temperature inversion. During the day, conditions are much cooler than those on the valley floor; evenings, on the other hand, grow warmer with the setting sun. This microclimate gives our grapes extended hang time, allowing them to ripen fully and evenly for wines of exceptional density and balance.
elevation
1,637 ft – 1,748 ft
acreage
82 planted acres
varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon (9 clones; 73 acres), Sauvignon Blanc (4 acres), Malbec (3 acre), Petit Verdot (1 acre)
soil composition
Primarily 139-Forward silt loam (85%) with some 100-Aiken loam
Parent material: rhyolitic residuum weathered from volcanic rock
farming practices
With 13th Vineyard, we maintain the same painstaking program of natural cultivation that will result in organic certification at the end of the required transition period.
estate wines
CADE Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain
CADE Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain
13th Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain