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Variety |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Vineyard size and age |
9 acres (~ 6600 vines; 6 x 9 planting); planted 1998 (dormant
vines) |
Viticulture |
Sustainably farmed, no-till, drip irrigation & fertigation |
Production |
32 - 35 tons |
Soil |
Hillside bench land, deep topsoil, gravelly, fast drainage, SW
exposure |
Rootstock |
110R |
Clones |
337, 4 and 8 |
Trellis |
Three wires, vertical shoot positioning (8 ft high—top two
wires moveable). |
Pruning |
Two-bud spurs, vertical shoot positioning. Mechanical pre-pruning early winter;
hand-pruning early February. |
Owners |
Barbara and Pier Oddone Tel. 630.840.3744 Contact: info@oddonevineyard.com |
Land Manager |
North Pacific Vineyard Management. Contact: Javier Rivas, Owner PO Box 237 Healdsburg, CA 95448 Tel. 707.974.3281 |
Wines |
Arrowood Vineyards & Winery, Sonoma County, CA (Reserve and Arrowood programs, 2000 – 2010); Jackson Family Wines, Sonoma County, CA (Silver Palm Cabernet Sauvignon, 2010 - present) |
IPM, Sustainability Practices |
Permanent grass cover between vine rows for IPM and soil conservation;
pruning wood composted in place between rows; drip irrigation and
fertigation; organic compost application; vineyards fenced separately with
open wildlife corridor, intact oak woodlands and winter creek between; barn
owl boxes and bluebird/tree swallow boxes in vineyard; virtually no
application of pesticides; minimum application of glyphosate around vine
trunks. |