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Yountville

Sub-zone

Yountville is a named sub-zone of Napa Valley in the United States, covering 3,380 ha. It lies 14 km north of Napa and 30 km east of Santa Rosa.

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Key facts

Official name
Yountville viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Napa Valley
Protected since
1999-05-18
Area
3,380 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
9.08 × 10.39 km
Centre
38.4000° N, 122.3689° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.160
Petitioner
Richard Mendelson

Where it is

Nearest town
14 km north of Napa
Nearest city
30 km east of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
28 km
Lakes nearby
Berryessa (19 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Jumilla (Spain), Alentejo (Portugal), Yamagata (Japan)

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

Terrain

Elevation
12–454 m
Mean elevation
102 m
Mean slope
11.3° (20 %)
Steepest tenth
above 30°
Faces
several directions, mostly north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 151,226 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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