McGah Family Vineyards encompasses 65 acres in Rutherford near the Silverado Trail. Being on the east side of the valley, there is intense exposure that yields ripe and concentrated fruit. The area is hallowed ground for Cabernet Sauvignon while the McGah family is an exception to the norm, and we have collaborated together under a long-term contract to develop one acre of the Heritage Block with special soil preparation, site-specific rootstock (St.George), and fantastic clones of Grenache (515, Tablas D) and Mourvédre in our rows. The vines are trained traditionally in the Gobelet Method, with tight spacing (4x8). It has a slightly sloping benchland, so the soil is well drained with classic Rutherford red, dusty soil. McGah Family Vineyards celebrates the diversity of the Napa Valley.

Light, fresh and dry. Our Rosèis the style that we like to drink, with the same protocols that we have used for the last 12 years. We hand harvest at dawn, and whole cluster press cold, first thing in the morning. The Rosè gets as little skin contact as possible, and goes through the “sparkling wine” program in the bladder press, the gentlest program. The clear juice is racked to our Sonoma Cast Stone Egg concrete fermenter. The fermentation never reaches 65 degrees Fahrenheit, to preserve freshness. No malolactic fermentation is allowed. The wine is lightly filtered on the way to bottling. All natural acidity.