The historic Rutherford region has been producing prized Cabernet Sauvignon wines since the mid-1800s, and today this variety represents more than half the appellation’s planted acreage. Our Rutherford Ridge Vineyard has a steeply sloping hillside with well-drained alluvial-fan soils. The hill gives way to a flat valley-floor vineyard with soils of heavy clay. Quintessential Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon has classic richness, with lush black and red fruit characters, fine tannins, and an elusive dusty mocha quality that the locals call Rutherford Dust.