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Andesite Vineyard

Vineyard in Napa Valley, California

Andesite Vineyard is a Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley vineyard at the 2000-foot level of Spring Mountain, 5 miles up Spring Mountain Road from St. Helena.

Soils

Soil at the top of Spring Mountain is very rocky and excellent for grapes. Andesite is one of the most abundant volcanic rocks in the Bay Area, and the top of Spring Mountain is primarily composed of Andesite. The Andesite Vineyard property is the 14-acre heart of the old Robinson property.

Vines

The planted area is a mountain saddle of three acres of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. The Merlot is primarily east- and a bit south-facing; the Cab primarily north and a bit west.

Wines

Andesite Vineyard's three-acre annual production is about 150 cases.

References

'Geological Guidebook of the San Francisco Bay Counties', State of California, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mines, Bulletin 154, 1951, p. 239.
Same Book, p 243.

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