Blue Oak Vineyard

About Us:

The Blue Oak Vineyard was planted in the mid 1990's in a unique part of the Napa Valley - in the southeast corner known as Coombsville.  This area has been recently named the newest appellation, but for many years it was the best kept secret of Napa.  For decades, this small region has quietly provided fruit to some of Napa's most sought-after wines such as Silver Oak and Far Niente.

Coombsville was created millenniums ago when a face of Mount George collapsed and created a semicircle with the vineyard floor jutting up 500 feet to punctuate the center of the cup shape.  On the very top of this Coombsville knoll is where the Blue Oak Vineyard resides with volcanic ash and mountainous hillsides that create the grape's special character.  And with a micro-climate that is well suited to Cabernet, Blue Oak is a rare grower of Merlot in the region.  Like the great wines of Bordeaux, Merlot provides the varietal that creates extraordinary long lasting wines of supple beauty.  Hence, Blue Oak Merlot stands out as a special wine in a special area.