J. Davies Estate — Napa Valley / Diamond Mountain Winery & Tasting Room

Napa Valley / Diamond Mountain · Diamond Mountain AVA
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Hours
By appointment only
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Phone
(707) 942-4558
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Tasting Fee
From $75
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Reservations
Required
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Est.
2001

About J. Davies Estate

J. Davies Estate is a dedicated estate winery in Diamond Mountain on the western slopes of the Napa Valley, producing wines that reflect the character of volcanic soils rich in obsidian that create wines of exceptional structure. Jack and Jamie Davies's Schramsberg Vineyards family Cabernet Sauvignon program — the founders of America's most Preside. The estate's commitment to quality viticulture and site-specific winemaking has earned J. Davies Estate a respected place among the region's most consistent and genuinely food-friendly producers.

The Diamond Mountain growing environment shapes everything J. Davies Estate produces. Volcanic soils rich in obsidian that create wines of exceptional structure define the estate's vineyard character, contributing the structure, natural acidity, and terroir specificity that distinguish the finest wines from this appellation. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot form the backbone of the portfolio, with each variety expressing a distinct facet of the estate's unique growing conditions. Winemaking at J. Davies Estate prioritizes transparency and balance over extraction, allowing the appellation's natural character to lead rather than winemaker intervention.

Visitors to J. Davies Estate can expect a genuine and unhurried tasting experience that reflects the estate's commitment to quality and hospitality. The tasting room provides an authentic introduction to the estate wines and the Diamond Mountain appellation. Whether visiting for a focused flight or a deeper exploration of the estate's vineyard programs, J. Davies Estate offers the kind of direct producer experience that wine tourism in California wine country is built on — knowledgeable, welcoming, and genuinely connected to the land and the wines it produces.

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Featured Wines

Cabernet Sauvignon
Diamond Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
Diamond Mountain / J. Davies Estate
The Presidential estate's still Cabernet — J. Davies Diamond Mountain Cabernet from the same 1862 Schramsberg volcanic property whose sparkling wines every US President has served since Nixon's 1972 Beijing Toast to Peace, showing the obsidian and volcanic basalt mineral concentration that Diamond Mountain's geological distinctiveness consistently produces in the most historically Presidential-estate-connected still Cabernet Sauvignon in the Napa Valley.
Estate
★★★★☆
Cabernet Sauvignon
Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Diamond Mountain / J. Davies Estate
J. Davies' most broadly accessible Diamond Mountain expression — estate Cabernet from the most historically Presidential-sparkling-wine-associated and volcanic-obsidian-geology-dramatic Diamond Mountain estate at a tier slightly broader than the flagship, showing the same Presidential estate volcanic character in the most approachable daily appointment format of the J. Davies Diamond Mountain still wine program.
Estate
★★★★☆

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Presidential Cave Cab Appointment
Appointment at the most historically Presidential estate in California wine country — J. Davies Diamond Mountain Cabernet in the 1862 Schramsberg cave system where America's most Presidentially served sparkling wine program also produces the most historically Presidential-estate-connected Diamond Mountain still Cabernet Sauvignon available by appointment.
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