Rutherford AVA

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American Viticultural Area wine region

Rutherford AVA is a renowned American Viticultural Area in California’s Napa Valley, celebrated for its high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon and distinctive “Rutherford dust” terroir.

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Surface form Occurrences
Rutherford, Napa Valley 2
Rutherford, Napa County, California 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Viticultural Area ⓘ
wine region ⓘ
approvalYear 1993 ⓘ
borderedBy Oakville AVA ⓘ
St. Helena AVA ⓘ
Yountville AVA ⓘ
centeredOn Rutherford, California ⓘ
climate warm Mediterranean climate ⓘ
climateCharacteristic warm days and cool nights ⓘ
climateInfluence fog intrusion from the south of Napa Valley ⓘ
marine influence from San Pablo Bay ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Napa County ⓘ
elevationRange approximately 100 to 500 feet above sea level ⓘ
grapeVariety Cabernet Franc ⓘ
Cabernet Sauvignon ⓘ
Chardonnay ⓘ
Malbec ⓘ
Merlot ⓘ
Petit Verdot ⓘ
Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ
knownFor high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon wines ⓘ
“Rutherford dust” character in its red wines ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Napa County ⓘ
surface form: Napa County, California

Napa Valley ⓘ
North Coast AVA ⓘ
notableProducer Beaulieu Vineyard ⓘ
Caymus Vineyards ⓘ
Grgich Hills Estate ⓘ
Inglenook Winery ⓘ
St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery ⓘ
partOf Napa Valley ⓘ
surface form: Napa Valley AVA
primaryWineColor red ⓘ
regulatoryBody Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau ⓘ
reputation one of Napa Valley’s most prestigious Cabernet Sauvignon subregions ⓘ
river Napa River ⓘ
soilType alluvial fan deposits ⓘ
gravelly loam ⓘ
sandy loam ⓘ
state California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
subRegionOf Napa Valley ⓘ
surface form: Napa Valley AVA
terroirCharacteristic dusty, cocoa-like tannins often called “Rutherford dust” ⓘ
gravelly, sandy loam soils ⓘ
well-drained alluvial fan soils ⓘ
wineStyle Bordeaux-style red blends ⓘ
Cabernet Sauvignon ⓘ
Merlot ⓘ
Sauvignon Blanc ⓘ

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Inglenook Winery → appellation → Rutherford AVA ⓘ
subject surface form: "Rutherford dust" character in its red wines
North Coast AVA → containsSubregion → Rutherford AVA ⓘ
Napa Valley → hasSubregion → Rutherford AVA ⓘ
Caymus Vineyards → hasTastingRoom → Rutherford AVA ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rutherford, Napa Valley
Grgich Hills Estate → hasTastingRoom → Rutherford AVA ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rutherford, Napa Valley
subject surface form: "Rutherford dust" character in its red wines
this entity surface form: Rutherford, Napa County, California