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James Cole Winery — Stags Leap District Winery & Tasting Room

Napa Valley / Stags Leap District · Stags Leap District AVA
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Hours
By appointment only
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Phone
(707) 944-1793
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Tasting Fee
From $65
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Reservations
Required
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Est.
2006

About James Cole Winery

James Cole Winery combines the names of founders Jim and Gretchen Cole — James (the formal version of Jim) and Cole (the family surname) — into a two-word label that carries both identities. The Silverado Trail estate sits within the Stags Leap District, the east-side Napa Valley appellation where volcanic iron-rich soils and afternoon shadow from the Vaca Range produce Cabernet Sauvignon of distinctive silkiness and structural elegance.

The Stags Leap District established its reputation in 1976 when Warren Winiarski's Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet beat French first-growths in the Paris Tasting. James Cole works within this legacy, producing Silverado Trail Cabernet Sauvignon from estate vineyards that benefit from the same volcanic iron soil and cooling shadow that made the district famous.

Wine Advocate has scored James Cole's Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon at 91–95 points across multiple vintages.

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James Cole WineryJames Cole Winery combines the names of founders Jim and Gretchen Cole — James (the formal version of Jim) and Cole (the family surname) — into a two-word label that carries both identities.
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The Silverado TrailThe Silverado Trail estate sits within the Stags Leap District, the east-side Napa Valley appellation where volcanic iron-rich soils and afternoon shadow from the Vaca Range produce Cabernet Sauvignon of distinctive silkiness and structural elegance.
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The Stags LeapThe Stags Leap District established its reputation in 1976 when Warren Winiarski's Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet beat French first-growths in the Paris Tasting.
"Jim and Gretchen Cole's 2006 Stags Leap District Napa Valley founders-first-name-James-Cole-combining luxury Cabernet Sa"
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Cabernet Sauvignon
Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon
Stags Leap District / James Cole Estate
James Cole's founder-names-combined Stags Leap Cab — volcanic iron soil, Silverado Trail, 91–95 points from Wine Advocate, silky Stags Leap structure from the district that beat the French.
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James Cole Stags Leap Appointment
Appointment at Jim and Gretchen Cole's founders-names-combined Stags Leap District estate — James Cole Cabernet at 91–95 points from Silverado Trail volcanic iron soils.
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