Cliff Lede winery buys neighboring Napa Valley vineyard
Poetry Vineyard, seen here on Oct. 17, 2011, on Yountville Cross Road in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District is one of Cliff Lede Vineyards’ two estate properties and where the winery is located. (Courtesy: Cliff Lede Vineyards)
Cliff Lede Vineyards has expanded its Napa Valley estate holdings by acquiring 7.5 acres of vineyards in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District.
Previously owned by the Andelin family, this property at 1501 Yountville Cross Road was planted with Cabernet Sauvignon vines in the 1980s and has been managed by Cliff Lede under lease since the winery’s establishment in 2002. The vineyard is adjacent to Cliff Lede’s Rhythm Vineyard, located near the winery and tasting room at 1471 Yountville Cross.
The purchase price in the Feb. 28 sale wasn’t disclosed.
Cliff Lede’s vineyard acreage now exceeds 160 acres in Stags Leap, Calistoga and Carneros appellations.
“We intend to replant the vineyard with a focus on Cabernet Sauvignon utilizing the same level of precision farming and clonal selection of our neighboring blocks, which have really impressed us in recent years,” General Manager Jason Lede said in the news release Thursday.
Cliff Lede currently has two main vineyards. Poetry Vineyard is know for its namesake Cab, while the Rhythm Vineyard single-vineyard bottling with the 2021 vintage.
The Lede family sold its Anderson Valley property in 2023 to concentrate efforts in Napa Valley, continuing to invest in Cabernet Sauvignon production.
Source: https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/article/industrynews/cliff-lede-napa-vineyard-acquisition/