Four Cairn Wines 2 Items

Four Cairn Vineyard is located on a 5 acre parcel that sits on the valley floor at the foot of Spring Mountain in the St. Helena Appellation.

The Mitchell Family has grown grapes on this site continuously for over 35 years. In the early 1950's (1952 - 1954) the vineyard was first established under the direction of Andre Tchelistcheff. The vineyard was replanted to Syrah in 1992, specifically the Estrella clone, which was brought from France by Joseph Phelps in the late 70's. Most years the vineyard does not produce more than two tons to the acre and if more, the fruit is dropped to that level. The fruit ripens earlier than most valley floor Syrah, likely due to a number of causes-very fast-draining soil conditions, minimal irrigation, the clone, rootstock, and the full solar exposure (no shade). The vineyard produces medium to small berries, somewhat loose medium-sized clusters, fairly thick skins, and exhibits very dark color extraction.