In 1877, two of Howell Mountain’s first winemakers, Jean Adolph Brun and Jean V. Chaix, planted 20 acres of grapevines of seven varieties sourced from Medoc in Bordeaux. They were among the first to operate successful vineyards in the area during the wine boom of the 1880s and founded Nouveau Medoc Cellar in 1886. It was one of the most expensive construction projects in Napa at the time, with a 3-story gravity feed winery. We bought this property in 2016 and renamed it CADE 13th since it was the 13th bonded winery in California from 1886.

CADE experiences a unique temperature inversion. During the day, conditions are much cooler than those on the valley floor; evenings, on the other hand, grow warmer with the setting sun. This microclimate gives our grapes extended hang time, allowing them to ripen fully and evenly for wines of exceptional density and balance.

1,637 ft – 1,748 ft

82 planted acres

Cabernet Sauvignon (9 clones; 73 acres), Sauvignon Blanc (4 acres), Malbec (3 acre), Petit Verdot (1 acre)

Primarily 139-Forward silt loam (85%) with some 100-Aiken loam
Parent material:  rhyolitic residuum weathered from volcanic rock

With 13th Vineyard, we maintain the same painstaking program of natural cultivation that will result in organic certification at the end of the required transition period.

CADE Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain
CADE Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain
13th Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain