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Chiles Valley

Sub-zone

Chiles Valley is a named sub-zone of Napa Valley in the United States, covering 2,111 ha. It lies 12 km east of Saint Helena and 34 km east of Santa Rosa.

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Key facts

Official name
Chiles Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Napa Valley
Protected since
1999-04-19
Area
2,111 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
10.54 × 11.98 km
Centre
38.5465° N, 122.3491° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.154
Petitioner
Volker Eisele

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km east of Saint Helena
Nearest city
34 km east of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
44 km
Lakes nearby
Berryessa (9.8 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Jumilla (Spain), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Pico (Portugal), Malvasia delle Lipari (Italy)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
170–482 m
Mean elevation
305 m
Mean slope
13.0° (23 %)
Steepest tenth
above 26°
Faces
several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 96,295 elevation cells of about 15 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Vintages: Napa Valley (Cabernet)

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Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Counties · 1

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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