2022 Storybook Mountain Vineyards 'Four Reds' Napa Valley 750mL

Founded in 1883 as Grimm’s Vineyard and Wine Vaults by Adam Grimm, with caves dug into volcanic rock by Chinese laborers by 1889. After abandonment and a devastating fire in 1964, the site lay quiet until 1976 when Jerry and Sigrid Seps bought 90 acres and began replanting.

Advised early on to focus on the hillsides’ red clay loam and eastern exposures, the Seps built a reputation for structured Zinfandel, then mapped cooler parcels for red Bordeaux varieties starting in 1994 and released their first Cabernet Sauvignon in 2005. Farming is certified organic, irrigation is minimal on mature vines, and aging takes place in the old caves, which hold more than 400 oak barrels.

Today the family operation continues with daughter Colleen Williams working alongside Jerry in the cellar, and Rick Williams and their daughter Elena in sales and production. The estate is entirely estate grown and certified organic, and the style favors ripe but focused fruit with oak in a supporting role.