Nord Ridge Vineyards 1540 Howell Mountain Road Napa, CA Presented By: Mark Stevens, Broker 707.322.2000 Mark.Stevens@SothebysRealty.com BRE#00971195
Offering Overview Located on the Eastern slopes of Howell Mountain, this premium Cabernet Sauvignon hillside vineyard showcases exceptional fruit, ideal growing conditions and well developed water sources. Price: $7,490,000 Acreage: 40.97± Total Acres 21.41± Planted Acres
Location Overview AVA: Nord Ridge Vineyard is located within the Napa Valley AVA on the Eastern slope of Howell Mountain, overlooking Pope Valley to the East, and sits on an elevation ranging from 1100± to 1350± feet above sea leavel. This vineyard resides within feet of the Howell Mountain AVA Eastern border. Due to the distance from the Pacific Ocean (about sixty miles), this area does not receive an abundance of marine influence. Fog is uncommon during the summer but this region does get cool air that comes up from San Pablo Bay, over twenty miles through Chiles Valley. The growing season for this area tends to start later than other parts of Napa Valley AVA and is also shorter due to the warmer temperatures. Overall, Napa Valley has a temperate climate with long, sunny, warm days followed by cool evenings. Location: Nord Ridge Vineyard is a mere twenty five minutes northeast of St. Helena, a charming city located in the heart of the sought after Napa Valley and mintues from Angwin. Over the years St. Helena has become a significant business and banking hub for the ever-growing Napa wine industry. The city also draws in a great deal of out of town visitors looking to relax and enjoy the wine industry and beautiful surroundings. The big attraction of St. Helena is the small town atmosphere and ability to experience all of the wonderful perks of Napa County without being in bustling downtown Napa. St. Helena offers a range of smaller and more widely known wineries, flavorful restaurant options, and the ease of exploring the streets by foot.
Vineyard Overview Vineyards Planted in the 1970 s Property was sold in mid-1990 s In 1998 it was replanted and new vineyard was added (under timber harvest conversion) by Jack Neal & Sons Vineyard Management 2009 Nord purchased property New reservoir was constructed in 2014 Property is all vertical trellis with fixed irrigation and cordon wires, and 4 movable wires There is drip irrigation with several blocks having dual irrigation lines to allow supplementing more stressed areas Irrigation comes from the upper reservoir (new 5hp, submersible pump installed Summer 2015) Water is transferred from the lower reservoir to upper reservoir using new 5hp submersible pump and VFD panel (installed Spring 2015) The old roadway to the house could potentially be planted (check with Napa County, to be verified) Under the current hillside protection ordinance no other plantable acres exist beyond those two areas Replants done by Nord Vineyard Services since 2009 Historical Tonnage 2010-25.59 tons Cabernet Sauvignon and 3.1 tons Petite Sirah 2011 29.56 tons Cabernet Sauvignon and 2.9 tons Petite Sirah 2012 55.94 tons Cabernet Sauvignon and 7.32 tons Petite Sirah 2013 53.57 tons Cabernet Sauvignon and 7.99 tons Petite Sirah 2014 50.4 tons Cabernet Sauvignon and 8.1 tons Petite Sirah 2015-46.91 tons Cabernet Sauvignon and 7.7 tons Petite Sirah 2016-65.52 tons Cabernet Sauvignon
Tonnage Contracts Winery Block Contract Tons Price Per Ton Total Length *A B C *D *E *F D2, D3, D4 D5, D4 A, B B 58-90, 5 tons. D4, 3 tons. A(1-21), C1(1.6 acres), D4(31-78) B(2 acres), D4(2acres), C2(.9 acres) 12 8 5 5 12 20 $8899 $8899 $8899 $7526 $9105 $8557 $106,793 $71,196 $44,497 $37,630 $109,258 $171,143 2017 2017 2017 2019 2023 5yr 2017 $540,517 *Contracts are primarily for full production by block. Contract tons are historical.
Vineyard Information Block Varietal Rootstock Clone Row Vine Acres Vines/Acre Number of Vines Year Planted A Cabernet Sauvignon 110-R See 7 4 1.62 1556 2,525 1999 B1 Cabernet Sauvignon 110-R 6 7 4 4.89 1556 7,609 1999 B2 Cabernet Sauvignon 110-R 169 7 4.20 1556 316 1999/2016 C1 Cabernet Sauvignon 110-R 337 7 4 1.49 1556 2,322 1989 C2 Cabernet Sauvignon 110-R 169 7 4 0.88 1556 1,374 1997/2016 D2 Cabernet Sauvignon 110-R 6 14 4 4.78 778 3,717 1999 D3 Cabernet Sauvignon 110-R See 14 4 2.30 778 1,791 1999 D4 Cabernet Sauvignon 140-R 337 6 4 3.45 1815 6,257 1999 D5 Cabernet Sauvignon 110-R 6 6 4 1.79 1815 3,254 1999 TOTAL 21.41 29,165
Water Resource Overview Water 3 domestic wells exist on property Production from each is small, have rarely been used since the house is unoccupied Well water is not used in vineyard irrigation program. Application with the State Water Resources Control Board for additional water rights was filed November 3, 1998 (application 31548) and has not been pursued for many years, unsure of current status. Water conditions are monitored with neutron probes, pressure bombs and visual observation Irrigation is applied as needed (normally 5-9 hours per week/vine during growing season) No irrigation sharing and water rights agreements with third parties Upper Reservoir: On-stream pond Approximately 4.5 acre ft. (3.7 acre ft. is used for irrigation and remainder reserved for wildlife) License number 12113 All irrigation comes from this reservoir and to the vineyard New 5hp pump was installed Summer 2015 Lower Reservoir: Constructed in 2014 under Napa County permit number ENG14-00018 Filled with water collected from the subsurface drainage on the terraces Not subject to jurisdiction of the State Water Resources Control Board under current rules Water is transferred from lower reservoir to upper reservoir for irrigation Note: The two-bedroom home on the property has not been used by the owners, and is in disrepair. Information on the septic system is not available. Interested parties are advised to perform their own due diligence.
NORD VINEYARDS 1326 Hillview Lane, Napa 707-226-8774 info@nordvineyards.com CS 337 on 110-R 1999, 6x4, 3.5 Ac CS See on 110-R 1999, 14x4, 2.4 Ac CS 6 on 110-R 1999, 14x4, 4.4 Ac D2 D3 www.nordvineyards.com D4 CS 6 on 110-R 1999, 6x4, 1.8 Ac D5 C1 B2 CS See on 110-R 1999, 7x4, 1.4 Ac A B1 CS 6 on 110-R 1999, 7x4, 5.1 Ac NORD RIDGE VINEYARDS 1540 Howell Mountain Road, Napa Valley, CA PS Hayne on 110-R 1989, 7x4, 1.6 Ac CSPS 1693 on 110-R on 110-R 2016, Ac 1999,7x4, 7x4,0.20 0.2 Ac C2 CS CS1690on 337 on110-r 110-R 2016, Ac 1997,7x4, 7x4,0.88 0.9 Ac Å N Feet 0 50 100 200