ATLAS PEAK

Atlas Peak has been producing wines of renown since 1870. Located in Napa Valley’s famed eastern mountains, Atlas Peak is regularly cooler than Napa Valley’s other mountain AVAs, and significantly cooler than the valley floor. On a 100o F afternoon on the valley floor, our Attelas and Edcora estate vineyards are typically 5o to 10o F cooler, ensuring abundant hangtime and ideal ripeness for our grapes. Atlas Peak benefits from a diurnal temperature variation of as much as 50o F, which helps the grapes to maintain excellent natural acidity and earthy minerality—signatures of our Acumen wines.

2021 VINTAGE

While another year of drought conditions on Atlas Peak produced small clusters and berries—thereby lowering yields somewhat—the quality of the vintage was exceptional, resulting in beautifully concentrated mountain wines, with pure, polished flavors and lovely underlying complexity. Overall, the growing season was relatively mild and completely free of drama. After modest rains in January and February, there was no notable precipitation for the rest of the season and no major heat spikes. As a result, flower, bloom and set were all excellent, and the grapes were able to ripen slowly and evenly, developing wonderful depth and character.

WINE FACTS

• Harvest dates: September 14 to October 19, 2021
• Vineyard blocks: AV2, AV7, AV16, EV5 Cabernet Sauvignon, and AV9 Merlot
• Clones: Cabernmet Sauvignon 8, 191, 337, 15, and Merlot 6 
• 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot
• New French oak: 75%
• Bottling date: June 2023
• Production: 1033 cases produced