About Mayacamas Vineyards
Mayacamas Vineyards traces to 1889, when German immigrant John Henry Fisher built the original winery on Mount Veeder. After Prohibition-era ownership by the Brandlin family, Jack and Mary Taylor purchased the property in 1941 and established Mayacamas Vineyards, naming it for a Wappo word describing the "howl of mountain lions." Investment banker Bob Travers bought the estate in 1968, and the Schottenstein family took majority ownership in 2017.
The 475-acre property sits at 1155 Lokoya Road within the rim of an extinct volcanic crater, with roughly 49 acres of dry-farmed, organically grown vineyard spread across elevations of 1,800 to 2,400 feet, among the highest in Napa Valley. Winemaking favors patience over new oak: wines typically age 5-6 years in neutral concrete tanks and decades-old wooden foudres before release, and the estate's 1971 Cabernet Sauvignon was poured at the historic 1976 Judgment of Paris tasting.
A 1971 Mayacamas Cabernet Sauvignon was poured at the 1976 Judgment of Paris, and wines still age 5-6 years before release.
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Since 1889Original winery built by John Henry Fisher; re-founded as Mayacamas Vineyards by Jack and Mary Taylor in 1941.
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High-Elevation Estate49 planted acres range from 1,800 to 2,400 feet on Mount Veeder, dry-farmed and organically grown, with sheep grazing between the rows.
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Old-World AgingWines age 5-6 years in neutral concrete tanks and vintage wooden foudres, some dating to the 1920s, before release.
""A historic Mount Veeder estate that ages its mountain Cabernet for half a decade before anyone can buy it.""
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CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Mayacamas Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
Estate · Mount Veeder
The estate's flagship mountain Cabernet, aged 5-6 years in neutral oak and concrete before release.
CHARDONNAY
Mayacamas Vineyards Chardonnay
Estate · Mount Veeder
A structured, age-worthy Chardonnay made without new oak.
ROSÉ
Mayacamas Vineyards Grenache Rosé
Estate · Mount Veeder
A dry rosé made from estate-grown Grenache.
Mayacamas does not publish bottle pricing online; current releases are sold primarily through its two tasting rooms and limited U.S./Japan distribution.
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Estate Tasting
By-appointment, all-wheel-drive vehicle tour of the 475-acre Mount Veeder property with views over San Francisco and San Pablo bays.
$135–$165 per person
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Downtown Napa Tasting
Walk-in-friendly tasting of current releases at the Archer Hotel tasting room on First Street.
$40 per person
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