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Spring Mountain District

Sub-zone

Spring Mountain District is a named sub-zone of Napa Valley in the United States, covering 3,433 ha. It lies 4 km west of Saint Helena and 19 km east of Santa Rosa.

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Key facts

Official name
Spring Mountain District viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Napa Valley
Protected since
1993-06-14
Area
3,433 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
9.26 × 8.22 km
Centre
38.5091° N, 122.5156° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.143
Petitioner
Marston Vineyards and York Creek Vineyards

Where it is

Nearest town
4 km west of Saint Helena
Nearest city
19 km east of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
41 km
Lakes nearby
Berryessa (24 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
108–792 m
Mean elevation
372 m
Mean slope
18.0° (32 %)
Steepest tenth
above 30°
Faces
north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 38,648 elevation cells of about 30 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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