Planted to all five Bordeaux varietals as well as Syrah, the Erba Mountainside Vineyard team has been blessed with a 'next to perfect' setting nestled well above the fog line. The vineyard is a twenty acre parcel consisting of fourteen blocks on the Eastern slope of Atlas Peak. Each row receives abundant sunshine through the early morning and mid-day, followed by forgiving westerly breezes and cooling shade in the afternoon. To put it simply, each acre of Erba Mountainside wines consistently display a dark and richly complex, site specific character that you would only expect from the most seasoned wines. It all begins in that 'next to perfect' setting.

Tasting notes from Winemaker Kristof Anderson: “A prodigious wine from the moment it's poured, this wine displays as array of Rhône Valley attributes, with the dominant fruit forward characteristic of Napa Valley. Bold levels of black cherry, coffee, leather and smoked meat show immediately. It's the first spin of the glass that unveils a second layer of bittersweet chocolate & cedar. The silky palate offers flavors of the sweet mountain fruit and terroir and that you would expect from collecting worthy wines of the Northern Rhône.”

Total Production: 354 cases

Aging Potential: 3-7 years