Winery

The winery was created from the ground up as a place to make great wines. Every aspect of the design was driven by the practical needs of a world class winemaking facility. The winery space was created around our tank room and crush specifications.

The same commitment we have to balance in the vineyards permeates our winery. Very classically, form follows function. The winery sits nestled into the hillside, surrounded by vineyards. The roof lines and materials are designed to fit seamlessly into the site. Rather than an imposition upon the site, it becomes part of the site. The equipment in the winery is all top flight. Our Vaslin-Bucher basket press produces lower juice yields per ton of fruit than a typical bladder press but it never extracts any harsh tannins. Our Taransaud 4 ton oak fermenters are functional works of art.

The caves run straight back into the steep hill providing the perfect place for aging our wines. The caves are designed to be a “winemaker’s cave” with no detail left out. The resulting wines express the truth of our site and the balance of our vines.

Our site, our vineyards, and our winemaking all combine to create wines of intensity, structure, complexity…..and beauty.

Contributors

Silverado Farming vineyard management company
Nathan Baty viticultural consultant
Brandes-Maselli
Atelier Melka