Cardinale

Cardinale, located in the heart of Napa Valley’s world-renowned Oakville District, crafts a single Cabernet Sauvignon from each vintage. The wine is a limited-production blend from Napa Valley’s most recognized mountain appellations including Mt. Veeder, Spring Mountain, Howell Mountain and Diamond Mountain. Every bottle reveals the artistic sensibility of Winemaker Christopher Carpenter. In the bottle, Cardinale is sophisticated, powerful, an...

At Cardinale, our focus is on Napa Valley’s unique mountain vineyards where wines of structure, sophistication, and finesse emerge.

Napa Valley is a world- renowned growing region, yet surprisingly - one of the smallest. It produces just 4 percent of California’s wine and a mere four-tenths of 1 percent of the world’s wine.

Regions within Napa Valley possess distinct microclimates, soils, and terrains that imprint recognizable chara...

The key to Cardinale is meticulous blending. Each vintage is refined over the two years that the wine is in the cellar. During this time, a variety of techniques are used to achieve Cardinale's signature layered complexity:

Hand sorting ensures the most pristine fruit
Custom basket press used for tannin management
Semi-open top fermenters for smoother, more elegant wine
Native yeast fermentations for complexity
French oak barrels a...