ExpressionsofPlace HALL 2023 v12 spreads - Flipbook - Page 19
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This vineyard,
first planted in
1873, lies along
the western
benchland of
the St. Helena
appellation,
celebrated for its more
refined expressions of
Cabernet Sauvignon.
Interestingly, the vineyard
occupies the former location of
Sulphur Creek, now running just
south of the city of St. Helena.
Consequently, the vines are now
planted in an ancient creek bed
marked by nutritional challenges,
abundant rock and gravel, and
exceptional drainage.
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St. Helena is renowned for being
one of the warmer appellations in
Napa Valley, benefitting from its
distance from the marine effects
of the San Pablo Bay. Wines from
the St. Helena appellation often
exude decadence and power
due to the warmer temperatures
and deep alluvial soils. Notably,
the most captivating wines from
the appellation stem from welldrained sites.
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he Bergfeld wine derives its
name from Robert Bergfeld,
whose name graces our
historic stone winery situated
in St. Helena. The vineyards
surrounding the winery serve as
the primary source of grapes for
the Bergfeld wine and showcase
remarkable consistency from
vintage to vintage. This part
of St. Helena was among the
earliest areas to cultivate grapes
in the valley, historically referred
to as ‘Vineland.’
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