Nicolette Christopher Pure Napa Valley


Nicolette and I both love Napa Valley Cabernet and have always wanted to make a great Cabernet together. Between us, we have held just about every production job in the wine industry. Our dream came together for us in 2001. Ron Wicker, a terrific vineyard manager, called and told us some perfectly farmed Clone 8 had suddenly become available. One look and we knew we had to have some.		Then, a friend told us about her dentist, who was building a winery. It turned out to be Steve Reynolds, who was just completing his facility and who was kind enough to provide a home for our fruit. Daniela Kluger, another friend, learned about our project and grabbed us a half ton of prized Cabernet from a hillside vineyard in the Stags Leap District. And finally, Cathy and Dan Bunnell supplied us with the first crop from their Atlas Peak vineyard, which was farmed by our friends Jim Walker and Mike Nunez. Almost before we knew it, we were putting our stamp on some of the finest grapes grown in the world and doing our best to produce wine that expresses the purity of the Napa Valley.