Artesa Winery
- Address:
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Artesa Winery
1345 Henry Road
Napa, CA - Phone:
- (707) 224-1668
- E-mail:
- Info@artesawinery.com
- URL:
- http://www.artesawinery.com/
- $10 Tasting Fee
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Artesa Winery is located just north of Carneros Creek Winery on Dealy Lane. In 1997, Artesa underwent a $10 million dollar renovation financed by the venerable Codorniu Family. Their ancestors began making wine in 16th century Spain.
The winery is located in the Carneros Creek watershed. This is a small valley in the northeast part of the Carneros. It is more sheltered and warmer than the majority of the AVA.
Winemaker Dave Dobson is best known for Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Merlot. He uses grapes from Artesa’s estate vineyard and also buys fruit from several different growers. At the heart Dobson’s winemaking philosophy is “style by appellation.” Each appellation produces a different grape in terms of flavor, acidity, sugar content and tannins.
Artesa recently acquired over 400 acres of land planted with about 150 acres of vines in Alexander Valley. They also own 300 acres of land planted with 100 acres of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Albarino in the Sonoma Coast AVA.
Comments & Reviews
December 12, 2006 | Jeff Williams
I thought their sweet Gewurztraminer dessert wine was the most outstanding of the 10+ I tasted in their fantastic room atop the Carneros this September.
April 2, 2007 | mojohand
I am not a big chardonay fan, but their chardonay has converted me
April 5, 2007 | Jessica Diamond
Have had their Estate Pinot Noir, but never their Chard. Which one do you recommend?
April 5, 2007 | mojohand
try their 2004 estate chard. very good
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