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History

Our family has tended vineyards in California’s Napa Valley for four generations. In 1999, we purchased the Animo vineyard in Atlas Peak, marking the first chapter of the Michael Mondavi Family Estate.

We pride ourselves on creating a family-owned, heritage driven portfolio of small-production, artisanal wines. While Cabernet Sauvignon is at our core, we take a thoughtful approach on crafting wines from several varietals, including Sauvigno...

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ANIMO VINEYARD

Animo Vineyard is the Michael Mondavi family's expression of the spirit of Atlas Peak. Seeking vineyards that would form the foundation of his family estate, Michael Mondavi zeroed-in on a particularly rugged, Manzanita-dotted parcel high on Atlas Peak in the Vaca Mountain range of southeastern Napa Valley. As Michael surveyed the site with his family, his daughter Dina remarked, "Dad, this place has animo." Animo is an Itali...

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