Bench of Rutherford

The “bench” of Rutherford, in English Rutherford bench , indicates the wine-growing zone in the central part of the valley of the Napa. This zone, of less than 15 km ² account some of the most prestigious vintages of California, and for several of world reputation.

Site and characteristic of the vineyards

The zones of vines are on the slopes at the western south of the US 29 St Helena Highway , at an altitude ranging between 140 and 260 Mr. Among the factors determining of quality one retains in general:

the good drainage of the ground,
the northern orientation is slopes, which allows an early warming the morning while protecting the vines from the direct sunning in end according to midday.

Encépagement and characteristic of the wines

The type of vine dominating is the Cabernet sauvignon for the reds, and the Chardonnay for the white.

The reds present a spiced perfume jointly and share a taste qualified according to a specific expression of Rutherford dust (the dust of Rutherford). The white are characterized by their density and the richness of their perfumes.

List fields

Robert Mondavi
Stelling Idleness
Beaulieu Vineyards
University off California
Bryan
Avenali
Del Bondio
Sullivan
Della Oaks
Fehrig
Killainy
Morizoli
Joseph Phelps
Chaix
Cohn
Niebaum Copolla
Inglenook
Of pines depend on Beaulieu Vineyards
Bosche

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