Availability
2026
Quantity
10
Samples Available
yes
Clone
ENTAV-INRA 174
Rootstock
110R
Trellis Type
bilateral_canes
Soil Type
Loam
Row Orientation
East - West
Sustainability
Certified CSWA
Block Description
These grapes are from our Block 10. Vines are spaced 5 feet apart in 9-foot-wide rows. The vines are bilateral cordons, cane-pruned. Vineyard Slope is 2 to 5%. Vines are Drip Irrigated, and our water is sourced from our 25-acre-foot reservoir. Chiles Valley is considered a cold climate and requires frost protection. We utilize both Wind Machines and sprinkler systems.
Notes
Grapes are from our Block 10 Allen Block, named after Anton Nichelini's 10th child. Anton Nichelini was a pioneer Napa Valley Vintner. Our Vineyard has been owned and continuously farmed by the Nichelini Family for over 100 years. Samples are available. The block produces excellent-flavored fruit. It produces approximately 5 tons per acre and is available for picking between mid-September and the first week of October. Most wineries harvest our fruit when the grapes reach 24 Brix and 3.6 PH. The fruit is available either hand-picked or machine-picked. Our machine-picked fruit is harvested with a Pellenc harvester, with fruit destemmed and stems removed. Machine-picked fruit will provide clearer fruit, picked, and for most wineries, ready for tank fermentation.
Contact Information
Sunseri Vineyard, Inc
Philip Sunseri,
2300 Lower Chiles Valley Rd.
St. Helena , California
94574