More than 150 years of winemaking confirms that the Rutherford area, which is north of Yountville, is best for Cabernet Sauvignon. Soil and climate are the reasons for Rutherfordâs preeminence: the areaâs loamy soils were formed by alluvial fans that have spilled out from the valleyâs surrounding mountains. The predictable heat and generally cloudless skies during the day matched with cooling fog in the late evening and early morning creates an elegant richness, depth and density in the grapes.
