VINEYARDS
“Rocca’s vineyards have wonderful rocky soils with excellent drainage. Both vineyards have great climate conditions and sun exposure. All of the pieces are already in place to make world-class wine, so my job is mainly to stand out of the fruit’s way.” -Winemaker Paul Colantuoni
Our Grigsby Vineyard is located on the benchland of the Vaca Mountains. The vineyard is poised between the warmer upvalley climes and the cooling maritime influence of the San Francisco Bay to the south, so temperatures during the long growing season are warm enough to produce perfectly ripe and flavorful fruit, and cool enough to ensure finesse and balance.
Our Collinetta Vineyard is located in the Coombsville area of Napa. Collinetta is Italian for “little hill,” and reflects the small knoll rising from the center of the property, which gives the vines a 360-degree orientation to the sun. The climate here is cooler than the Grigsby Vineyard, but its sun-drenched hillside exposure and shallow, rocky soil make it well-suited to growing Bordeaux varieties.
Our winemaking and viticulture team can often be found among the vines, checking in with the grapes throughout the growing season to ensure they are doing all that they can as a team to produce intensely-flavored, balanced wines that express the personality of the land that bears them.