Napa Valley: Dana's Exceptional Helms Vineyard

Nestled just below the Mayacamas Mountains in the Rutherford appellation is Dana Estates, a relatively new property with some exceptional vineyards that produces some of the most compelling cabernets in the Napa Valley region. Korean entrepreneur Hi Sang Lee bought the estate in 2005, and since then the winery has only gone from strength to strength. Dana currently makes four wines, three of which are single vineyards: Helms in Rutherford, Hershey in Howell Mountain and Lotus in the Vaca Mountains. Through these bottlings, the estate aims to emphasize the typicity of the different terroirs of the Napa Valley.

In James' recent tasting report "Napa's Amazing 2013 Vintage", the Helms Vineyard was one of the seven 2013 bottlings to obtain 100 points from James. In this video, director of winemaking Chris Cooney comments on the characteristics that make this vineyard so unique.

- Jacobo Andrade Garcia Llamas, senior editor