Rudd

Rudd
P.O. Box 105, 500 Oakville Crossroad
Oakville, California
USA 94562
Phone: 707-944-8577
http://www.ruddwines.com/index.cfm

Contact: Leslie Rudd
Email: [email protected]

At Rudd, we are committed to producing wines of rare, artisanal quality. We use a blend of tradition and innovation, adhering to a philosophy of continuous improvement, so that we may provide our discriminating consumers with an exceptional wine-drinking experience.In 1996, food and wine entrepreneur Leslie Rudd realized his 30-year dream of owning a winery in Napa Valley when he purchased a 55-acre estate in Oakville, an appellation recognized for outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux blends.

Beginning with the 2000 vintage, Rudd is producing a cabernet family blend from the re-planted Oakville estate. Rudd also has close ties with a number of small, high-end growers allowing Rudd to produce small quantities of Sauvignon Blanc from the Napa Valley and Chardonnay from the Bacigalupi Vineyard in the Russian River Valley.Today the red, rocky soils have been replanted and a stone winery with 22,000 square feet of subterranean caves has been built. This picturesque site is flanked by the renowned vineyards of Dalla Valle, Plumpjack, Harlan Estate's Bond, St. Eden Vineyard, Screaming Eagle, and Phelps Backus.

Leslie Rudd was nonetheless brought up in the wine trade. In 1949, his parents founded what was to become the largest wine and spirits wholesaler in Kansas, Standard Beverage Corporation, based in Wichita. At an early age, Leslie was introduced to some of the greatest vintners from around the world and came to understand and appreciate the wine industry from an insider's perspective. After college, he joined the family business and eventually became owner and CEO.

Some of the reddest, rockiest soils in California anchor the vines here at Rudd's Oakville Estate vineyard, located along the foothills of the Vaca Mountains on the eastern benchland of this world-renowned appellation. Here the grapes are fermented in small, square stainless steel tanks, custom designed for maximum concentration and extraction. Once fermented, the wine is fed via gravity into the caves to be barrel-aged in optimum conditions. Beginning with the 2000 vintage, Rudd is producing red wine from the Oakville vineyard that has been re-planted to the five Bordeaux varietals of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot.

Winemaker: Patrick Sullivan

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