Dancing Hares Vineyard is a uniquely planned, impeccably maintained five-acre estate vineyard tucked in the eastern hills of the Napa Valley, at the foot of Howell Mountain. The vineyard consists of two distinct parcels. The upper vineyard (2.5 acres) is planted on soils ranging from fractured volcanic rock to decomposing volcanic rock intermixed with red Aiken soil. This section is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, which in the Napa Valley reaches the pinnacle of quality on these soils.
The lower vineyard (2.3 acres) is a virtual “bowl” of clay-loam soils, very well suited to Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Our Merlot is planted on the “morning side” of the bowl, preferring to be in the less intense sun of the morning and early afternoon. Our Cabernet Franc basks in the late afternoon sun “afternoon” (west-facing) side of the bowl. These two varieties, blended with ripe Cabernet Sauvignon, help to produce wines of depth and distinction, more layered and complex than Cabernet Sauvignon alone.