| Region of production: | Napa Valley AVA |
| Winery Location: | Pritchard Hill |
| Year Established: | 1992 |
Vineyard Holdings
10 ha
- IX Estate: 8 ha
- Tychson Hill: 2 ha
Top Wines Produced & Inaugural Vintages
- Tychson Hill Cabernet Sauvignon: Inaugural vintage 2000.
- IX Estate Red Wine (40-60% Cabernet-based Bordeaux blend): Inaugural vintage 2002.
- IX Estate Syrah: Inaugural vintage 2002.
- Cariad (40-60% Cabernet-based Bordeaux blend): Inaugural vintage 2000.
- Herb Lamb Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon: Inaugural vintage (discontinued after the 2007 vintage).
Average Total Production
- N/A
Summary
Ann Colgin and husband Joe Wender own Colgin Cellars, one of Napa’s top cult properties. From 1992 though 1999, Colgin produced a single Cabernet Sauvignon, utilizing fruit purchased from the 7-acre hillside Herb Lamb Vineyard on Howell Mountain’s lower slopes, to rave reviews from the press. In 1997, Colgin acquired the tiny Tychson Hill Vineyard just north of St. Helena, and introduced a Cabernet Sauvignon from the site in time for the 2000 vintage. In 1998, Colgin added a second property to the portfolio – Pritchard Hill’s IX Estate, with vineyards reaching 1,350 ft. in elevation – and completed construction of a winery on the site in 2002.
Colgin has consistently attracted top personnel to the project: Helen Turley made the wines through the 1998 vintage, followed by Mark Aubert. Allison Tauziet is the current winemaker, with Alain Reynaud as consulting enologist. David Abreu is the vineyard manager.
Style & Vinification Techniques
Like other cult contemporaries, no expensive is spared in function (or form) at Cogin’s IX Estate winery. 100% new French oak. The wines are ripe, sculpted, and serious..
Producer Website: Colgin Cellars