About Herb Lamb Vineyards
Herb and Jennifer Lamb purchased this secluded hillside property just below the Howell Mountain appellation near St. Helena in 1987, planting just over 5 acres of vines in 1988 and releasing a first vintage of 50 cases in 1997. The north-east-facing site sits at roughly 800 feet elevation and benefits from cooling afternoon breezes off Sonoma County and the Pacific.
For years the vineyard's Cabernet Sauvignon fruit was sourced by Colgin Cellars for an acclaimed single-vineyard bottling, alongside the estate's own HL and Two Old Dogs labels made with longtime winemaker Mike Trujillo. Herb Lamb died in late 2014, and both the Napa Wine Project (which lists its review as archived, with a last vintage around 2016) and Yelp (which lists the business as closed) indicate the St. Helena tasting room on Fulton Lane is no longer operating; the winery's own site now describes an in-progress vineyard 'reincarnation', replanting, terracing, and biochar work on young vines, rather than an active visitor program.
Colgin Cellars sourced its acclaimed single-vineyard Cabernet from Herb Lamb Vineyards for years, but the St. Helena estate's tasting room has been closed since Herb Lamb's 2014 death.
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Founded 1987Purchased by Herb and Jennifer Lamb; 5+ acres planted in 1988 just below the Howell Mountain appellation.
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Colgin ConnectionFruit from the estate was long used by Colgin Cellars for a prized single-vineyard Cabernet bottling.
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Currently ClosedYelp lists the business as closed and Napa Wine Project's review is archived; the winery's own site describes an active vineyard replanting effort rather than open tastings.
"A once sought-after Colgin Cellars fruit source near Howell Mountain, now shuttered to visitors and undergoing vineyard restoration."
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CABERNET SAUVIGNON
HL Cabernet Sauvignon
Historical releases, 1997–2016 · Napa Valley
The estate's flagship mountain-fruit Cabernet, produced in small lots (roughly 300 cases in later vintages) with winemaker Mike Trujillo.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Two Old Dogs Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Historical releases · Napa Valley
The estate's second label; the Two Old Dogs brand was later sold to the founders of JACK Cellars.
No current vintages or pricing are published; the winery's site says remaining wines are available only in very limited quantities through a mailing list, not retail.
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