Dalle Valle Vineyards Collina 2021

It is safe to say that Dalla Valle Vineyards has always been and remains one of the most influential and revered wines of the Napa Valley. The winery was founded in 1986 by Gustav and Naoko Dalla Valle, and over the last 3 decades, they have firmly established themselves as one of the greatest cult wines of all time. Behind Dalla Valle’s treasured and cellar-worthy wines are some of the most celebrated winemakers in the valley, including Heidi Barrett, Mia Klein, Philippe Melka, Andy Erickson, and now today, Gustav & Naoko’s daughter, Maya. The vineyards that make up this iconic estate are planted high in the deep, rich, red soils overlooking Oakville on the eastern hillsides of the Vaca Mountains. Their neighbors include Rudd Estate, Joseph Phelps’s Backus Vineyard, Screaming Eagle, and BOND’s St. Eden Vineyard, and there is no denying that this special corridor of Oakville is destined to create spectacular wines. The convergence of this red clay and gravelly, volcanic soils found